The emergency department nurse assesses a client in extreme pain with an apparent snakebite of the leg.Vital signs are stable.What is the priority action of the nurse?
A) Call the regional poison control center.
B) Administer IV pain medication.
C) Place a tourniquet around the leg.
D) Apply an immobilization splint.
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