A 33-year-old male sustained an abdominal evisceration to the left lower quadrant of his abdomen after he was cut with a large knife. After appropriately managing his ABCs and assessing him for other life-threatening injuries, how should you care for his wound? Your Answer Irrigate it with sterile water and cover it with a dry dressing. Push everything back in and put his clothes back on…no one will notice. Carefully replace the exposed bowel into the abdomen and transport Cover it with moist, sterile gauze and secure with an occlusive dressing.
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