You arrive at the side of a pregnant patient in her third trimester who has been vaginally bleeding for several hours. Observation reveals several blood-soaked towels on the bed. She is alert and oriented with a patent airway and adequate breathing. Her pulse is 88 beats per minute and her blood pressure is 104/66 mmHg. In caring for this patient you would:
A) provide rapid transport in a supine position.
B) clean the outside of the vagina with sterile water and peroxide.
C) collect all towels with blood and transporting them with the patient.
D) prepare her for the possibility that she may have miscarried the baby.
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