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A patient is bleeding severely from a severed femoral artery high in the groin region. Which of the following would MOST likely control the bleeding?
Select one:
A. Position the patient with his injured side down
B. Apply a pelvic binder device to stabilize the pelvis
C. Apply a topical hemostatic agent with direct pressure
D. Apply chemical ice packs to the wound and transport

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Apply a topical hemostatic agent with direct pressure, this is most likely to control the bleeding.

What are hemostatic agents?

An antihemorrhagic agent is a chemical that promotes hemostasis (also known as stopping the flow of blood). A hemostatic agent is another name for this substance. Antihemorrhagic drugs that are used in medicine have a variety of different modes of action, including the following: The mechanism of action of systemic medicines is either to inhibit fibrinolysis or to promote coagulation.

The application of topical hemostatic agents is required in emergency situations involving trauma when massive external bleeding cannot be controlled by direct pressure and/or with the use of a tourniquet (i.e., when bleeding occurs in locations that are not amenable to tourniquet placement, such as the abdomen, groin, or chest. Plasma that has been dried, fibrinogen concentration (FC), tranexamic acid, dry and synthetic platelets are some examples.

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