SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You have been called to attend to a patient complaining of chest pain on the third floor of a local apartment complex. The patient has a history of angina and wants to be transported to the hospital. After assessment and beginning treatment, you and your partner formulate a plan for taking the patient down to the unit.After getting the angina patient downstairs and to the cot, the best position for the patient to be transported to the emergency department is the ________ position.
A. semi-Fowler's
B. prone
C. recovery
D. shock
Answer: A
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