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You have bandaged a person's lacerated forearm. blood still soaking through the dressing and bandage. what should you do?

a. apply additional dressings and bandages and call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number, if not already done so.
b. transport the person to the doctor because there is nothing else you can do.
c. apply a torniquet around the arm above the wound.
d. remove the dressing and bandage and start over with a tighter bandage.

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It would be a because you should never remove the dressings because you could get infected if thee person has hiv or anything else
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