You have arrived at the side of a 35-year-old female who is 37 weeks pregnant and in labor. Your exam reveals crowning with contractions 60 seconds apart. Your immediate action would be to:
A) Place the patient on the cot in the left lateral recumbent position, and then proceed with emergency transport
B) Have the patient hold her legs together, and then move her to the ambulance for delivery of the baby
C) Obtain vital signs, and then move the patient to the ambulance for a nonemergency transport
D) Place the patient on her back, and then open and prepare the OB kit
D) Place the patient on her back, and then open and prepare the OB kit
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