(Solved): You are called to treat a 14 -year-old male who lost control of his bicycle and ended up in a bush. ...

You are called to treat a 14 -year-old male who lost control of his bicycle and ended up in a bush. While assessing the patient you notice he has an impaled stick in his cheek and blood is flowing into the airway. Select the best choice to deal with this situation. Apply pressure to the temporal artery in an effort to control the bleeding. Place the patient on his side and allow the blood to drain from his alrway. Remove the stick from the cheek, and control bleeding both inside and out. Stabilize the stick in place and immobilize the patient on a long board. sail Group, LIC. mare 84'F Montly sunny to search