You pull up to the scene of a single-car motor vehicle collision. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are maintaining in-line manual spinal stabilization of the 56-year-old driver who was unrestrained when she struck a tree at a high rate of speed. As you approach the vehicle, you note that she appears unresponsive with blood coming from her nose and ears. Which one of the following instructions to the EMRs is most appropriate?

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The priority in this scenario is to ensure the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation are assessed and managed as quickly as possible due to the signs of significant injury (unresponsiveness and bleeding from the nose and ears). Placing a cervical collar for spinal immobilization and then moving the patient to a long board for further assessment and transport is a standard approach in managing potential spinal injuries in a trauma patient.

You Pull Up to the Scene of a Single-Car Motor