Log-roll in the trauma bay

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A patient is brought into your trauma-bay after a from a building. He has a
neck-collar, but the rest of his spine has not been immobilised. He is
in respiratory distress. The airway is clear. Breath-sounds are present
bilaterally. Saturation 99% with 10 L O2. Blood pressure 65/-. His abdomen
is tender. He has no obvious open injuries to the thorax, abdomen or
extremities. Fluids are given, but the blood pressure does not improve
significantly. The surgeon wants the patient brought to the OR for a
laparotomy. The patient is complaining of pain from the lower back, the
abdomen and his legs bilaterally. Would you log-roll the patient before
bringing him to the OR?

Jacob

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