Author Question: Assessment of the cervical spine of a patient, complaining of lower back pain after falling down ... (Read 83 times)

charchew · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

Assessment of the cervical spine of a patient, complaining of lower back pain after falling down five stairs, reveals no displacement, tenderness, or instability. Accordingly, the EMT should:

A) release manual in-line spinal stabilization.
B) apply a properly sized cervical collar.
C) immobilize to a backboard without a cervical collar.
D) inform the team that immobilization is not needed.

Question 2

It is important for the EMT to remember that when an infant or child starts to become hypoxic, the pulse will initially:

A) decrease.
B) not change.
C) become irregular.
D) increase.