A 77-year-old woman slipped and fell on a throw rug and landed on her left hip. She denies striking her head or losing conscious
ness. Assessment of her left leg reveals that it is shortened and externally rotated. Distal pulses, sensory, and motor functions are intact. You should:________. A. manually stabilize her left leg, apply a traction splint, and then secure her to a long backboard or scoop.
B. carefully slide a long backboard underneath her, keep her in a supine position, and apply a splint to her leg.
C. place her onto a scoop stretcher, pad around her left hip with pillows, and secure her to the scoop with straps.
D. bind both of her legs together with triangular bandages and carefully secure her onto the ambulance stretcher.
