A consideration for packaging a geriatric trauma patient is:
a. vacuum backboards are the least reliable form of immobilization
b. a patient with kyphosis will have to have padding under the knees
c. force the neck into a neutral position, regardless of pain or resistance
d. padding void areas that are exaggerated due to the aging process
D
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