You are preparing to transport a clinically obese patient to the emergency department for severe substernal chest pain. The patient weighs more than 500 lb and is on the third floor of an apartment complex with no elevator. Currently, only you and your partner are in the apartment. The patient states that he can walk and does not want you to call for extra lift assistance. What should you do?
A) Preserve the patient's pride and do the best you can between the two of you
B) Call the patient's primary care physician and request that she make a house call.
C) Request as much additional help as is necessary to move the patient.
D) Have the patient walk down the stairs, taking frequent breaks.
Answer: C) Request as much additional help as is necessary to move the patient.
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