While teaching a continuing education class on the lifting and moving of patients, which points would you constantly emphasize?
A) Keeping the legs straight while lifting any heavy object to the cot or into the ambulance
B) Maintaining a normal inward curve in the lower back while moving patients or equipment
C) Lifting a patient or equipment should always occur with the wrists hyperextended
D) Do not rely on equipment to help you lift, as the equipment often fails and results in patient injury
B) Maintaining a normal inward curve in the lower back while moving patients or equipment
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