You arrive at a meat packing plant to find a 30-year-old male patient who was cut in the wrist with a sharp knife. The patient appears pale, and blood is spurting from the laceration. Your immediate action would be to:
A) Assess and manage the airway
B) Apply direct pressure to the laceration
C) Provide supplemental oxygen
D) Check the pulse and blood pressure
B) Apply direct pressure to the laceration
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