A group of EMTs is preparing to restrain a large and violent patient. Which one of the following instructions given by the team leader is most appropriate?
A) "Two of us will get him from the front and the other two from the back. Let's do this slowly so no one gets hurt."
B) "You grab his head and the rest of us will grab his legs and chest, and then let's get him face down on the stretcher."
C) "You distract him by coming at him from the front and the rest of us will come at him from different directions, each taking a separate limb."
D) "Since you are trained in martial arts, try to give him a kick to his stomach, then when he goes down, the rest of us will grab his arms and legs."
C
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