You Have Determined That You Will Need to Perform a Field

question 86

Multiple Choice

You have determined that you will need to perform a field delivery. What instructions to the patient show that the EMT is properly positioning her?

• A) "Please lie on your back, draw your knees upward, and spread your legs apart."
• B) "I am going to place you on your left side with your legs up until the baby's head is visible."
• C) "Please lie back, and then elevate both legs into the air. Your husband will help you hold them up."
• D) "I'd like you to lie flat on the bed and bend your right leg while keeping your left leg straight."

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