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A 50-year-old female is entrapped in her passenger car after it struck a tree. As the rescue team is preparing to extricate her, you quickly assess her and determine that she is breathing shallowly and that her radial pulse is absent. You should:___________A. maintain spinal stabilization as she is extricated.B. secure her with a short backboard or vest device.C. stabilize her condition before extrication begins.D. begin CPR as the rescue team begins extrication.

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Answer:A. maintain spinal stabilization as she is extricated.

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Spinal stabilization is a treatment procedure which provides stability to the broken bones of spine. It is a part of surgerical procedure which involves the installation of bone grafts and hardware. This is done to fuse the segments of the spine.

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