A patient is receiving a transfusion of packed RBCs. Ten minutes after the infusion begins, the patient reports low back pain and a headache. Which action should the nurse take first?
A) Stop the blood infusion.
B) Notify the physician STAT.
C) Start a normal saline infusion.
D) Check vital signs.
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