The ideal position for patients before you transfer them to a long spine board for immobilization is:
a. on one side in a neutral anatomic position, with the back straight, the eyes facing forward, and the extremities straight with the palms against the sides of the thighs.
b. prone in a neutral anatomic position, with the back straight, the eyes facing forward, and the extremities straight with the palms against the sides of the thighs.
c. on one side in a neutral anatomic position, with the back straight, the eyes facing forward, the lower arm extended above the head, and the upper arm at the side with the palm against the thigh.
d. supine, in a neutral anatomic position, with the back straight, the eyes facing forward, and the extremities straight with the palms against the thighs.
Question 2
While you are putting wood into your wood stove, your hand comes in contact with the hot surface. Your body responds by pulling your hand away from the heat. How is this action accomplished?
a. One or more skeletal muscles receive a signal from the brain to contract.
b. The smooth muscles in the arm automatically respond to heat.
c. You use conscious thought to pull your hand from the heat.
d. Extension of the ligaments in the elbow joint pulls the lower arm up.
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