you are treating a 28-year-old construction worker who fell from a scaffolding and has an obvious fracture of the right tibia with bone protruding through the skin. Blood is spreading the wound in a pulsating pattern quickly soaking through multiple bandages the patient is conscious and alert, but appears pale sequence, the following treatment steps in the correct order from first to last: control bleeding with direct pressure, apply sterile dressing around bone, immobilize extremity above and below, perform airway and breathing assessment, cover wound with sterile bulky dressing, document findings and reassess during transport
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