A football player was struck in the head during a hard tackle, and is reportedly demonstrating retrograde amnesia to the event. Currently the patient complains of a headache and nausea and reports that he has pain to his upper back and tingling in his left hand. The EMT is providing proper care for the patient when he:
A) Removes the helmet to immediately assess the patient's head
B) Leaves the helmet in place but removes the face mask first
C) Removes the shoulder pads to apply a cervical collar
D) Does not place the patient on a long board due to the presence of shoulder pads
B) Leaves the helmet in place but removes the face mask first
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