Your patient is a 23-year-old male with a stab wound to the abdomen. You have bandaged the wound and are transporting the patient to a trauma center. During your reassessment, you note that the bandage has become soaked with blood. What should your priority be with this patient?
A) Place the patient in the Trendelenburg position.
B) Control the bleeding.
C) Notify the receiving facility that the patient has developed arterial bleeding.
D) Check the patient's blood pressure.
B
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