You are by the side of a young male patient who hit his head after diving from a hillside into a shallow lake. The patient is unresponsive and has a large hematoma to his chin. A paramedic asks you to apply painful stimuli to his arms and legs. You recognize that the paramedic wants you to assess for which one of the following?

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Spinal injury assessment requires painful stimuli to be applied to the extremities to determine if the patient responds.

You Are by the Side of a Young Male Patient