When treating a patient with a musculoskeletal injury who also has soft-tissue involvement, the AEMT should:

A) rapidly splint the injury and bandage the wound to prevent infection.
B) splint the injury leaving the wound available for dressing and bandaging.
C) cover an open wound with the splint to assist bleeding control.
D) dress and bandage the open wound prior to splinting.


Answer: D

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