You are dispatched to the local home improvement center for a patient cut with broken glass. You find your patient in the glass-cutting area with a deep 6-inch laceration to his left forearm. You apply direct pressure, perform elevation, and bandage a large dressing in place. During your reassessment you notice that the dressing and bandaging material have become saturated with blood. Which of the following should you do next?
◦ Remove the pressure dressing and bandage, apply an ice pack to the wound, and bandage it in place with an elastic bandage.
◦ Apply additional dressing material, bandage it in place, and apply pressure to the brachial artery.
◦ Apply additional dressing material, bandage it in place, and elevate the arm.
◦ Remove the pressure dressing and bandage, apply direct pressure with your gloved hand, and elevate the arm.
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