Your patient's severe amputational bleeding has not responded to the standard interventions. As a last resort, you apply a tourniquet to the extremity. How often should you loosen the tourniquet to check for continued bleeding?

A. As directed by patient discomfort.
B. Never.
C. Every 15 minutes.
D. Every 5 minutes.


Answer: B. Never.

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