After immobilizing an elderly female patient who fell in her bathroom, you prepare to carry her down a flight of stairs on a backboard. Which of the following instructions would be most appropriate to give to your partner?

A) "Make sure to hold the board 6 inches from your body so that you get maximum stabilization."
B) "It is best if we do not talk so that we can concentrate on safely moving her down the stairs."
C) "Why don't I take the head and then we can carry her down the stairs feet first."
D) "Let's have the patient hold onto the stair railing to prevent the board from getting off balance."

C