مريض بإصابة محتملة في الرقبة بعد حادث. أي إجراء أولي صحيح؟

A client may have a neck injury after a crash. What initial action is correct?

1. Sit him up immediately for comfort
2. Raise his head on two pillows
3. Move the neck to assess pain
4. Immobilise the neck until cleared

Answer: D) Immobilise the neck until cleared. In significant trauma the neck is immobilised with a collar and log-rolling until a vertebral fracture is excluded clinically or by imaging.