An 89-year-old female with dementia, who is being cared for by her daughter, fell and now exhibits deformity to her left upper arm. As you attempt to splint her arm, she continually screams and pulls away from you. After several attempts, your best course of action should be to:
A) Contact advanced life support for assistance
B) Coach the daughter on how to help apply the splint
C) Transport the patient without a splint and document that splinting was attempted
D) Gently restrain the patient and apply the splint
B) Coach the daughter on how to help apply the splint
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