Online Pretest for Chapter 33 - Pediatric Trauma You are called
to the scene of an automobile crash in which an unrestrained
young child has been thrown from the car. The child is
unconscious and is believed to have a spinal injury and a
fractured leg. You should prepare to immobilize the child by:
securing the child to a backboard with the foot of the board
slightly elevated. flexing the neck to open the airway and
applying a child size cervical collar. picking up the child
using the front cradle and then moving the child to the
ambulance stretcher. placing padding as needed to maintain the
head in a neutral position when securing the child to the
backboard. A child with a head injury should be transported to
the hospital: on a backboard with the legs slightly elevated. on
a backboard with the head slightly elevated. cradled in your
arms and supported by your shoulder. in a side-lying position to
prevent aspiration of vomitus. A young boy with a severe soft-
tissue injury to the leg has rather extensive bleed