The assessment that ensures the ER nurse that a patient's spinal cord injury is below C4 is:
1. voluntary eye movement.
2. ability to blink the eyelids.
3. unlabored respiration.
4. ability to make a facial grimace.
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The phrenic nerve, which is at C1-C4, controls the diaphragm and intercostal function for ventilation.
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