A Patient Enters the Emergency Department (ED)because of a Motor

question 79

Multiple Choice

A patient enters the emergency department (ED) because of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) .The patient is on a backboard and wearing a cervical collar.The technologist is concerned about the artifacts that the collar will project on the spine during the horizontal beam lateral projection.What should the technologist do in this situation?

• A) Leave the collar on during the exposure.
• B) Remove the cervical collar but be careful not to move the patient's head.
• C) Ask the patient to remove the collar herself (for liability reasons).
• D) Ask the ED physician to remove the collar and to hold the patient's head while the technologist is initiating the exposure.

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