You and your partner have secured a trauma patient to a long backboard and are preparing to lift the backboard onto the stretcher. When doing so, you should:
A: ensure that the strongest EMT is positioned at the head of the backboard.
B: lift the backboard from the sides instead of from the ends.
C: recall that most of the patient's weight is at the foot end of the backboard.
D: be sure to lift the backboard with the powerful muscles of your back.
Answer: A: ensure that the strongest EMT is positioned at the head of the backboard.
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