You are maintaining manual cervical spine motion restriction for a patient who is being log rolled, transferred, and secured to a long backboard. At which point will you release the manual spine motion restriction hold?

A) Once the patient has been log rolled onto the long backboard
B) After the patient has been properly secured with straps to the long board
C) After the patient has been secured to the backboard and transferred to the wheeled stretcher
D) After the chest has been secured with a head immobilization device


B) After the patient has been properly secured with straps to the long board

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