A patient is experiencing severe external bleeding from an open wound in his thigh. You expect to compress the pressure point at which artery?

A). Brachial
B). Radial
C). Carotid
D). Femoral


Answer: D). Femoral

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Which of the following is NOT one of the several common reasons why a domestic partner does not report that he or she is being abused?

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