A patient is being extricated from a car using a vest-type short immobilization device. After the patient has been extricated, the EMT should:
A) remove the vest-type short immobilization device and secure the patient to a long backboard.
B) immobilize the patient with the vest-type short immobilization device to a long backboard.
C) place the patient in a semi-Fowler's position on the stretcher for transport to the hospital.
D) secure the patient and vest device in a supine position on the stretcher with the legs flexed.
B
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A. V3 B. V4 C. V5 D. V6