You and your partner arrived at the scene of a construction accident. The patient a 43 year old carpenter, was cutting the edge off a trim board when the knife slipped, avulsion a large section of his anterior lower arm, including underling musculature and veins. He is currently alert and oriented, and a coworker is successfully applying direct pressure over the avulsed flap to control bleeding. The patient's respirations are 12 and his right radial pulse is 84. Which form of bleeding control would you initially attempt to utilize?
A. Digital pressure.
B. Tourniquet.
C. An absorbent dressing with a loosely applied circumferential bandage.
D. Sterile dressing with a circumferential bandage, moderately wrapped to provide pressure.
Answer: D. Sterile dressing with a circumferential bandage, moderately wrapped to provide pressure.
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