A worker in a department store fell through a plate glass window, causing a deep laceration on the right mid-thigh that is pumping bright red arterial blood. The best initial intervention of the first responder should be to:
a. elevate the leg.
b. bunch up the worker's shirt and press it against the wound.
c. press the palm of hand in the groin to compress the femoral artery.
d. tie the worker's belt tightly around his upper thigh to stop bleeding.
C
Compression of the artery is the best initial move, followed by compression with dressing and elevation.
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