Modification of your physical examination of a patient with a suspected spinal cord injury following a two-car motor vehicle crash is based on all of the following factors, EXCEPT:
A) the mechanism of injury.
B) injuries to patients in the other vehicle.
C) the patient's level of consciousness.
D) reliability of the patient as a historian.
Answer: B) injuries to patients in the other vehicle.
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