The emergency department ( ED ) triage nurse is assessing four victims of an automobile accident. Which patient has the highest priority for treatment?
A) A patient with absent pedal pulses
B) A patient with an open femur fracture
C) A patient with a sucking chest wound
D) A patient with bleeding of facial lacerations
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