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Mollykgkg

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on: Jul 2, 2018
If you cannot stop severe bleeding with pressure and cannot use a tourniquet (groin, axilla, neck, face and/or scalp), you should consider:
 
  a. putting your gloved finger in the wound
  b. packing the wound with a hemostatic agent
  c. rapid transportation and no more dressings
  d. helicopter evacuation to a trauma center

Question 2

If your patient sustains an injury that results in life-threatening hemorrhage that you cannot control with direct pressure, you should immediately:
 
  a. apply a tourniquet
  b. splint as best as possible
  c. use a pressure point
  d. add a pressure bandage


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


Mollykgkg

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

rleezy04

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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