Cervical spine protection is done under which step of ABCDE of trauma care?
Correct Answer: A
Description: Measures to ensure a patent airway should be instituted while protecting the cervical spine. Initially, the chin lift or jaw thrust maneuvres are recommended to achieve this task. A normal neurological examination should not exclude a cervical spine injury.
Protection of the cervical spine should be maintained throughout, either by stabilisation equipment or by a member of the trauma team, when it is required that the patient be moved or turned.
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