While a 43-year-old man was cleaning a window, the glass broke and a sharp piece sliced his groin. Assessment shows him to have a large laceration to his left scrotum, with a testicle exposed and protruding through the sac. Blood is pouring from the laceration, and the patient rates the pain as an 8/10. What should the EMT do first?
A) Apply direct pressure to the injury to stop the hemorrhage
B) Provide oxygen at 15 lpm
C) Call for advanced life support assistance
D) Cover the exposed testicle with moist dressing, and dress it loosely to collect the blood that is escaping
A) Apply direct pressure to the injury to stop the hemorrhage
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