With minor vessel injury, primary hemostasis is achieved:
a. after several minutes.
b. with fibrin to solidify the platelet plug.
c. usually within seconds.
d. as a permanent solution.
C
With minor vessel injury, primary hemostasis is temporarily achieved with platelet plugs, usually within seconds. During secondary hemostasis, the platelet plug is solidified with fibrin, an end product of the coagulation pathway, and requires several minutes to reach completion.
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