What action should be taken if a patient falls from an examining table and cannot get up?
A. Avoid telling the physician
B. Call for help and do not move the patient until the physician examines him
C. Help him to get back on the table
D. Quickly sit him up in a chair
E. Document the incident after assisting the patient from the floor
Answer: B
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