Your Patient Is a 38-Year-Old Male Driver of a Vehicle

Your patient is a 38-year-old male driver of a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a bus stop shelter and a tree.He is conscious and alert,he has some abrasions on his forehead,his skin is warm and dry,and he has a strong radial pulse and no difficulty breathing.Which of the following descriptions represents the MOST appropriate way for removing the patient from the vehicle?

A) Apply a cervical collar and perform rapid extrication onto a long backboard.
B) Have the patient stand up and then do a "standing take-down" onto a long backboard.
C) Place the backboard on the stretcher and have the patient stand, turn, and lie down on the backboard while you maintain manual in-line stabilization of the cervical spine.
D) Apply a cervical collar and short spine immobilization device before removing to a long backboard.