You are securing a patient to the long backboard. Of the options listed, which has the elements of securing the patient in the correct order?

A) Chest and pelvis, head, legs
B) Head, chest and pelvis, legs
C) Head, legs, chest, pelvis
D) Legs, head, chest and pelvis

A) Chest and pelvis, head, legs

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