The BEST way to give the emergency department an idea of the severity of blood loss for a patient with vaginal bleeding is to:
A) compare the total blood loss to that of a normal menses.
B) determine if the patient is hypotensive from excessive blood loss.
C) determine how many sanitary pads are saturated in one hour.
D) compare the blood loss to what is lost during childbirth.
Answer: C
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