You Have Just Applied a Pressure Dressing to the Leg

Multiple Choice

You have just applied a pressure dressing to the leg of a woman who suffered a deep laceration to her calf from a piece of broken glass. Which one of the following should you do next?

A) Determine if the bleeding has stopped.
B) Obtain a follow-up blood pressure.
C) Apply a tourniquet above the laceration.
D) Assess for a pedal pulse.