When a person suffers a traumatic wound in an emergency situation, a nurse should do the following in what order? (Separate letters by a comma and a space as follows: A, B, C, D.)
A. Protect the wound from further injury.
B. Promote hemostasis.
C. Cleanse the wound.
D. Assess the wound.
D, B, C, A
When a patient suffers a traumatic wound, first aid interventions include promoting hemostasis, cleansing the wound, and protecting the wound from further injury.
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