Multiple Severely Injured Clients Have Arrived in the Emergency Department

question 5

Multiple Choice

Multiple severely injured clients have arrived in the emergency department.On rapid assessment,the nurse notes that a leg wound dressing has a 4-cm by 6-cm blood spot that has soaked through the bandage.The client is otherwise stable.What action should the nurse take?

• A)Place a tourniquet above the wound.
• B)Remove the dressing and place direct pressure on the wound.
• C)Add an additional dressing to the wound without removing the original.
• D)Remove the dressing and replace it with a new sterile dressing.

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