You pull up to the scene of a single-car motor vehicle collision. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are maintaining in-line manual spinal stabilization of the 56-year-old driver who was unrestrained when she struck a tree at a high rate of speed. As you approach the vehicle, you note that she appears unresponsive with blood coming from her nose and ears. Which one of the following instructions
to the EMRs is most appropriate?
A) "Let me conduct the primary assessment and place a cervical collar on her, and then let's quickly move her to the long board."
B) "Let me conduct the primary assessment, and then we can place a vest-type extrication device on her to get her to the backboard."
C) "After I do the primary and secondary assessment, we will need to get her onto the stretcher for immediate transport."
D) "Let's put a cervical collar on her, and then move her out of the car onto the ground where we will immobilize her to the long backboard."
A
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