A trauma patient arrives in the emergency department via EMS.He is bleeding profusely.A medical alert bracelet indicates that he is on heparin therapy.The nurse will most likely administer which medication that counteracts the action of heparin?

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Protamine sulfate is the antidote for heparin therapy. It works by neutralizing the anticoagulant effect of heparin. Warfarin sodium, enoxaparin, and Vitamin K are not specific antidotes for heparin therapy.

A Trauma Patient Arrives in the Emergency Department Via EMS