You Have Been Dispatched to a Pool Party for a 19-Year-Old

question 3

Multiple Choice

You have been dispatched to a pool party for a 19-year-old male with shoulder pain. He states that he dove off the diving board and hit the bottom of the pool with his right shoulder and back. Although there is alcohol at the party, he has not been drinking. He is alert and oriented and has obvious redness and abrasions to his right shoulder, neck, and back. He denies pain or discomfort to any other part of the body. Your next action would be to:

• A) measure and apply a cervical collar.
• B) establish manual in-line spinal stabilization.
• C) provide supplemental oxygen.
• D) perform the secondary assessment.

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