A 50-year-old female is entrapped in her passenger car after it struck a tree. As the rescue team is preparing to extricate her, you quickly assess her and determine that she is breathing shallowly and that her radial pulse is absent. You should:
A. maintain spinal stabilization as she is extricated.
B. secure her with a short backboard or vest device.
C. stabilize her condition before extrication begins.
D. begin CPR as the rescue team begins extrication.
Ans: A. maintain spinal stabilization as she is extricated.
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