A patient has developed chest pain while working in his basement wood shop. After EMTs have assessed and provided care to the patient, the chest pain remains, although his vital signs are normal. To get him to the ambulance, the EMTs must first go up a short flight of stairs from the basement to the first floor, where the front door is located. Which action would be the safest for both the patient and crew?
A) The two EMTs grasp the sides of the portable stretcher and move the patient up the stairs
B) The stronger of the EMTs takes the head of the portable stretcher, and the EMTs carry the patient up the stairs head first
C) The patient carefully walks up the stairs under the watchful assistance of the EMTs
D) The patient is carried up the stairs on the stair chair feet first, with the stronger EMT carrying the back of the device
B) The stronger of the EMTs takes the head of the portable stretcher, and the EMTs carry the patient up the stairs head first
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