A vacuum splint has just been applied to the arm of a patient who fell backward from a chair while hanging drapes. Which one of the following statements or questions should the EMT make or ask next?
A) "I am going to feel your wrist for a pulse now."
B) "Can you rate your pain for me?"
C) "I need to feel your arm for tenderness."
D) "I am wrapping the splint with roller gauze to secure it."
A
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