When performing triage on a patient, you find that he is initially apneic, but his respirations increase to 30 breaths per minute when you open the airway. This patient would be tagged as:

________ Located in the upper-left quadrant of the abdomen, the spleen produces antibodies to specific invading antigens

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Why is it necessary to place padding under a pediatric trauma patient's torso?

a. large shoulders b. large thoracic spine c. large neck d. large occiput