Which statement about the care and treatment of a patient with a spinal injury in the prehospital setting is true?

A) Prehospital care for the patient with a spine injury involves spine motion restriction precautions and the identification of life-threatening conditions
B) It is important to identify the level of spinal injury so the proper prehospital care can be rendered
C) Before transporting the critically injured patient with a spinal injury, the EMT must perform a detailed, head-to-toe neurologic assessment
D) If a patient has a possible spine injury but is in shock, it is permissible to forego spine motion restriction precautions since this takes time and keeps the patient from definitive care in the hospital


A) Prehospital care for the patient with a spine injury involves spine motion restriction precautions and the identification of life-threatening conditions

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