A patient is being extricated from a car using a short vest-type device. After the patient has been extricated, the EMT should:
A) Remove the vest-type device and secure the patient to a long backboard
B) Secure the patient with the vest-type device to a long backboard
C) Place the patient in semi-Fowler's position on the stretcher for transport to the hospital
D) Secure the patient with the vest device in a supine position on the stretcher with the legs flexed
B) Secure the patient with the vest-type device to a long backboard
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