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You are dispatched to the local home improvement center for a patient cut with broken glass. You find your patient in the glass cutting area with a deep 6” laceration to his left forearm. You apply direct pressure, perform elevation and bandage a large dressing in place. During your ongoing assessment you notice the dressing and bandaging material have become saturated with blood. Which of the following should you do next?
A) Apply additional dressing material, bandage it in place, and apply pressure to the brachial artery
B) Remove the pressure dressing and bandage, apply an ice pack to the wound, and bandage it in place with an elastic bandage
C) Remove the pressure dressing and bandage, apply direct pressure with your gloved hand, and elevate the arm
D) Apply additional dressing material, bandage it in place, and elevate the extremity

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