A patient arrives at the medical imaging department for a facial bones series after being hit in the head by a softball.The patient comes to you with a cervical collar,but it is apparent that the collar may not be needed because the patient is turning his head to converse with you as the examination starts.A professional imaging technologist would
A) remove the cervical collar because it appears to be unnecessary.
B) complete the facial bone images with the collar in place using the positioning flexibility of your equipment.
C) call the emergency department nurse and ask her to remove the cervical collar.
D) immobilize the patient's head and then remove the cervical collar so it's not in the image.
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