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Assuming all of the following patients have experienced significant blood loss and are hypotensive, in which would the use of PASG be absolutely contraindicated?

A) A 19-year-old woman with an unstable pelvis after being thrown from a horse B) A 35-year-old pregnant woman with bilateral femur fractures sustained in a head-on motor vehicle collision C) A 16-year-old male with massive blood loss from a severed popliteal artery as a result of being struck by a piece of metal debris ejected by a lawn mower D) A 31-year-old man with a stab wound between his thoracic vertebral column and right scapula

A 43-year-old man is experiencing a severe nosebleed. His blood pressure is 190/110 mm Hg and his heart rate is 90 beats/min and bounding. Preferred treatment for this patient includes:

A. placing a rolled 4² × 4² dressing between his lower lip and gum. B. pinching the patient's nostrils and having him lean forward. C. packing both nostrils with gauze pads until the bleeding stops. D. having the patient pinch his own nostrils and then lie supine.