The Emergency Department Nurse Receives a Client with Extensive Injuries

The emergency department nurse receives a client with extensive injuries to the head and upper back.  The nurse will perform what action to allow the best visualization of the airway?

A) Head-tilt chin-lift in the supine position on a backboard
B) Head-tilt chin-lift in the Trendelenburg position
C) Jaw-thrust maneuver in semi-Fowler's position
D) Jaw-thrust maneuver in the supine position on a backboard

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