Assessment of a young girl who was hit by a car while riding her bike reveals her to be responsive to painful stimuli with flexion of the extremities; she is also in respiratory distress. There is marked deformity to her thoracic spine and bruising noted to her anterior chest and abdomen. She does not move her legs when a noxious stimulus is applied to the lower extremities. Manual cervical spine motion restriction is being maintained and a cervical collar has been applied by fire department EMRs. Given the critical nature of this patient, which action is most appropriate for her care?
A) Rapidly transfer her to the stretcher and secure her to the long board while en route to the hospital
B) Transfer her to the long board already placed on the stretcher and secure with straps en route to the hospital
C) Quickly but carefully provide full spine motion restriction precautions on scene prior to rapid transport to the hospital
D) Wait for family members to arrive and give consent for treatment prior to moving her to the stretcher for immediate transport
C) Quickly but carefully provide full spine motion restriction precautions on scene prior to rapid transport to the hospital
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