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. What should you do next?

A) Assess the blood glucose level to determine if hypoglycemia contributed to the accident
B) Obtain a follow-up blood pressure
C) Apply a tourniquet above the laceration
D) Assess for a pedal pulse


D) Assess for a pedal pulse

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