You have arrived on the scene of an assault involving a knife. assessment of the unresponsive 21-year-old male reveals him to have sustained multiple lacerations to the arms and abdomen, with a section of his intestine protruding through a large laceration to the area around the umbilicus. he has lost a significant amount of blood. his airway is open and he is breathing shallowly at a rate of 28. his radial pulse is weak and his skin is cool and pale. which action would the emt perform first?
