A vacuum splint has just been applied to the injured arm of a patient who fell backward from a chair while hanging drapes. Which statement or question should the EMT make or ask next after placing the splint?
A) "I am going to feel your wrist for a pulse now."
B) "Can you rate your pain for me?"
C) "I need to feel your arm for tenderness."
D) "I am wrapping the splint with roller gauze to help secure it."
A) "I am going to feel your wrist for a pulse now."
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