While you are transporting a 44-year-old female patient with abdominal pain in low Fowler's position, she starts to vomit. Your immediate action would be to:

A) Examine the vomit for blood
B) Palpate the patient's abdomen
C) Place the patient in a left lateral recumbent position
D) Place some vomit in a specimen bag for the hospital


C) Place the patient in a left lateral recumbent position

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