A developmentally challenged male is biting himself and has a bleeding bite to his right hand. As you apply direct pressure to the hand, the patient continually tries to bite you, pulls his arm away, and screams. It seems only his mother can calm him down. At this time, you would:
A) Place the patient on a stretcher and provide rapid transport
B) Ask the patient's mother to hold direct pressure to the bite
C) Advise dispatch that advanced life support is needed
D) Move the patient to the stretcher for a nonemergency transport
B) Ask the patient's mother to hold direct pressure to the bite
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