A call comes in for an injured person in a wooded area. Disp…

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A cаll cоmes in fоr аn injured persоn in а wooded area. Dispatch tells you that the patient, a 42-year-old man, was cutting down a tree when it fell on him. Upon arrival you are led to an area about 200 yards from where you have to leave the ambulance outside the tree line. When you reach the patient, he is lying supine with a large tree trunk across his upper legs and pelvic region. Bystanders who were working with him are using a jack to try to lift up the tree high enough to get him out. The patient is alert and reports tremendous pain in his right hip and upper thigh.Should you consider spinal motion restriction for this patient?

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