The EMT is properly assessing for a spinal cord injury when she:

A) Asks the patient if he has pain anywhere along his spinal column
B) Palpates the entire spinal column for tenderness
C) Asks the patient to spread his fingers apart on both hands
D) Checks for distal pulses in all four extremities

C) Asks the patient to spread his fingers apart on both hands

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Which of the following steps does the pediatric venipuncture include?

a. the health care provider collecting the specimen uses an alcohol pad to apply pressure to the venipuncture site after the venipuncture b. the patient's radial vein is used c. the blood is collected through a safety butterfly needle d. the infant is stuck with a safety lancet

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