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14 June, 19:12

Your unit has arrived on the scene of a multiple vehicle collision where several vehicles have rear-ended each other. You are directed by the incident commander to care for a 23-year-old female in the first vehicle. The firefighter on-scene holding manual spinal immobilization indicates that her primary complaint is back pain from her head whipping back and forth from the impact. Your understanding of the anatomy of the spinal column and vertebrae suggests that this type of mechanism of injury results in frequent injuries to which part of the spinal column?

A. Thoracic spine

B. Lumbar spine

C. Sacral spine

D. Cervical spine

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  1. 14 June, 21:52
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    D. Cervical spine

    Explanation:

    The cervical spine is the highest in rank part of the vertebral column, located between the cranium and the thoracic vertebrae. It comprises of 7 distinctive vertebrae, two of which have been assigned unique names: The atlas is identified as the first cervical vertebrae (C1). The axis is identified as the second cervical vertebrae (C2)
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