You are caring for a patient with a severe soft tissue injury to the lower leg. You have exposed the wound, and it is bleeding. What should you do?
A. apply direct pressure
B. remove debris from the wound
C. care for shock
D. elevate the extremity
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Which one of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of arterial bleeding?
A. blood spurts from the wound
B. blood flows slowly from the wound
C. the color of the blood is bright red
D. blood loss is often profuse in a short period of time
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