A rural family physician is managing a patient with septic shock requiring tertiary ICU care. Provincial policies include no-refusal transfer agreements. According to rural care and transfer recommendations, what is the best course of action?AStabilise the patient and activate the formal transfer protocol to a higher-level centreBAsk the receiving intensivist to accept only if a bed is immediately availableCDelay transfer until all diagnostics are completedDTransfer responsibility to paramedics without physician-to-physician communicationEKeep the patient locally because transfer is complexCheck my answer