Which of the following precautions should be immediately taken in a patient with blunt trauma?
a. Securing the airway with an endotracheal tube
b. Immobilization of the cervical spine
c. IV placement and aggressive fluid re-placement therapy
d. CT scanning to determine occult internal bleeding
ANS: B
If blunt injury is present, cervical spine injury should always be suspected and immobilization of the cervical spine must be instituted immediately.
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