You Arrive at a Meat Packing Plant to Find a 30-Year-Old

Multiple Choice

You arrive at a meat packing plant to find a 30-year-old male cut in the wrist with a sharp knife. The patient appears pale and blood is spurting from the laceration. Your immediate action would be to:

A) assess and manage the airway.
B) apply direct pressure to the laceration.
C) provide supplemental oxygen.
D) check the pulse and blood pressure.