Your Partner Is Assessing a 55-Year-Old Man Who Was Found

question 10

Multiple Choice

Your partner is assessing a 55-year-old man who was found sitting on the tailgate of his truck after being involved in a motor vehicle collision.In order to provide for stabilization of the patient's cervical spine,you should:

• A) lay the patient down in the truck bed.
• B) instruct the patient to stand up.
• C) stand behind the patient in the truck bed.
• D) assist the patient to the stretcher.

---

Definitions:

Phosphate Groups

Phosphate groups consist of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms and are critical components of many biological molecules, including DNA, RNA, and ATP.

Base-Pairing Rules

The base-pairing rules describe how nucleotides form pairs in DNA and RNA through hydrogen bonding: adenine pairs with thymine (uracil in RNA) and cytosine pairs with guanine.

A-T

Adenine-Thymine, a base pair in DNA where adenine (A) pairs with thymine (T) through hydrogen bonds, crucial for the structure of DNA.