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You are attending to a 3-year-old female who fell off her bicycle and struck her head on the curb. the patient is alert and crying. when you attempt to immobilize her on a backboard, she becomes very upset and agitated. the most suitable alternative to the backboard is to:

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The most suitable alternative to to the backboard is a VACUUM MATTRESS.
Vacuum mattress is a device, which takes the shapes and the contours of a patient's body and thus providing immobilization, thereby removing the discomfort that are associated with pressure points spine immobilization. Using the vacuum mattress significantly reduces the pain that an injured person experiences.

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