You have been called to assist another crew with the birth of a baby. On scene another EMT informs you that the mother's perineum tore and is bleeding heavily. You would:
A) place a cold pack on the mother's abdomen just below the umbilicus.
B) apply a sterile gauze dressing with gentle pressure above the vagina.
C) place a sterile dressing between the mother's vagina and rectum.
D) insert sterile gauze into the vagina and leave in place until bleeding stops.
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