Re: I had an interesting encounter last night........

The actual truth is that you should have removed the clothing to rule out
any form of open fractures, however, in the field environment you have to
remember what the book says is not always the best option, think about these
factors, you said her BP was already beginning to drop, A sure sign of
shock, had you removed her clothing and left her exposed to the elements
what would have happened next? How chilly was it that night? And my major
concern would have remained the C-Spine stabilization, remember this girl
just go hit by a car, think of the kenietics that go along with that, and
then the fact that her head could have quiet possibly stuck the car/ground..
But all and all, the goal is the have the patient survive with as little
damage as possible, which it sounds like you guys did, so Good Job, keep up
the good work..
                    Jeremy
"Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I agree my training taught me the same thing reference to MAST pants. As
> far C spine is concerned I had been taught that it goes with Airway in
your
> asssesment. Sounds as if c spine should of been held from the beginning.