A Trauma Patient Arrives in the Emergency Department Via EMS

question 13

Multiple Choice

A trauma patient arrives in the emergency department via EMS.He is bleeding profusely.A medical alert bracelet indicates that he is on heparin therapy.The nurse will most likely administer which medication that counteracts the action of heparin?

• A) Warfarin sodium (Coumadin)
• B) Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
• C) Protamine sulfate
• D) Vitamin K