Your patient is a 16-year-old male who ran his truck off of the road and into a ditch. He was driving just fast enough to cause the air bag to deploy when he hit the ditch. He is complaining of some neck and shoulder pain. His vital signs are respirations 20, pulse 110, blood pressure 116/80, and pupils equal and reactive. How should you manage this patient?
A) Place him on oxygen, and then slowly move him to the stretcher.
B) Apply a cervical collar, and then rotate him to a long spine board.
C) Perform a rapid extrication and spinal immobilize him on a long spine board.
D) Use a short spine board or vest device, then transfer him to a long spine board.
D
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a. multiple-casualty incident c. open incident b. closed incident d. unified incident
The four main sources of drugs are ____________________________________________, ____________________________________________, ____________________________________________, and ____________________________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word