You are tasked with moving an elderly woman with respiratory distress from her upstairs bedroom to the ambulance on your stretcher. Which of the following instructions would be MOST appropriate to give to your partner?

A) "We both need to face forward when carrying her down the stairs."
B) "We want her to face the top of the stairs when we carry her down."
C) "Let's have her hold the stair railing for balance as we carry her down."
D) "Why don't you take the head and we'll carry her down feet first."


Answer: B

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