You are attending to a 22-year-old female patient who has overdosed. The patient is unresponsive in an upstairs bedroom. The most appropriate way to bring the patient downstairs is:
A. secured to a stair chair with the strongest provider at the head end.
B. secured to a fracture board with the strongest provider at the head end.
C. secured to a stair chair with the strongest provider at the foot end.
D. secured to a fracture board with the strongest provider at the foot end.
Answer: B. secured to a fracture board with the strongest provider at the head end.
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