You have been dispatched to a pool party for a 19-year-old man with shoulder pain. He states that he dove off the diving board and hit the bottom of the pool with his right shoulder and back. Although there is alcohol at the party, he has not been drinking. He is alert and oriented and has obvious redness and abrasions to his right shoulder, neck, and back. He denies pain or discomfort to any
other part of the body. Which one of the following should the AEMT do immediately?
A) Measure and apply a cervical collar.
B) Perform a secondary assessment on the patient.
C) Establish manual inline spinal stabilization.
D) Start positive pressure ventilation.
C
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