A patient complains of lower back pain after falling down five stairs. Assessment of the patient's cervical spine reveals no displacement, tenderness, or instability. The patient does state that each leg has feelings of "electrical shocks" shooting through them. How should the EMT care for this patient?
A) Release manual spine motion restriction precautions
B) Apply a properly sized cervical collar after initiating manual spine motion restriction
C) Secure the patient to a backboard without a cervical collar
D) Inform the team that spine motion restriction precautions are not needed
B) Apply a properly sized cervical collar after initiating manual spine motion restriction
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