During the original method of shoulder reduction, the ____ method, the patient is supine, the Paramedic grasps the wrist of the extended arm, then places a foot into the axilla and applies steady countertraction.

A. Manes
B. Hippocratic
C. Kocher's
D. Stimson

Answer: B

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