The Dispatch:
EMS unit 2-You have a man bleeding heavily in the driveway there. Time out is 1128 hours.
Upon Arrival:
Because the dispatch did not give you a lot of information you approach in caution. It's possible that the injury was sustained with violence. After you assess the scene you drive up closer to the man who is sitting in his driveway. Your partner radios, "unit 2 to dispatch. We are on scene" . Dispatch responds, "unit 2 on the scene at 1137 hours." Because you knew of the bleeding on the patient you and your partner put on gloves and eyewear. Your partner grabs the jump kit and you approach the patient, still using caution and assessing constantly. You see a man that you think is in his 40's approaching you. You notice that he has a blood soaked towel wrapped around his right hand and his shirt and pants are blood stained.
How would you proceed to assess and care for this patient? How would you use your communication skills and equipment during contact with this patient?
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