Prior to the revisions in prehospital spinal assessment and care, the primary criterion for determining the need for spine motion restriction was:
A) The mechanism of injury
B) Evidence of multisystem trauma
C) Decided by medical command
D) A patient history of kyphosis
A) The mechanism of injury
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