You are called to a local state park where a hiker fell from a cliff into a thick, wooded area with rough terrain. It is cold and foggy and a thunderstorm is approaching. You will MOST likely move the patient to the ambulance by:
A: assisting the patient in walking from the wooded area to the ambulance if his injuries are not life-threatening.
B: bringing the ambulance stretcher to the patient, loading him onto it, and removing him from the wooded area.
C: requesting a helicopter to hoist the patient out of the wooded area and carry him to a site near the ambulance.
D: placing the patient in a basket stretcher and using at least four people to carry him to the ambulance.
Answer: D: placing the patient in a basket stretcher and using at least four people to carry him to the ambulance.
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