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NREMT Advanced EMT Practice Test #1

Category - EMT-I/85

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You are aiding a patient who has been stabbed in the leg. The wound is very deep and the cut is very long. You have applied pressure to help control the excessive amount of bleeding, but this is helping little. What should you do next to help control the bleeding?

Apply a tourniquet
Apply a Sphygmomanometer
Splint the leg
Add more pressure

Explanation

Answer - A - To help control bleeding in the leg when applying pressure does little to help, apply a tourniquet. This will temporarily obstruct blood flow so that the patient does not loose too much blood before arriving at the hospital for further care.

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