Your patient is the 18-year-old male driver of a vehicle that struck a tree.He is conscious and complaining of neck pain.The passenger is obviously dead.You have performed your primary assessment.Which of the following is the next step?
A) Immobilize the patient on a long backboard and perform a detailed examination in the ambulance.
B) Rule out the possibility of cervical spine injury before moving the patient.
C) Perform a tertiary assessment.
D) Perform a rapid trauma assessment.
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