The patient is bleeding severely from the lower leg. You have applied direct pressure and elevated the leg. Your next step is to:
A. apply a tourniquet
B. apply direct pressure
C. apply pressure at the pressure point
D. elevate the arm
Answer: C. apply pressure at the pressure point
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