A 17-year-old male was shot in the right anterior chest during an altercation with a gang member. as your partner is applying high flow oxygen, you perform a rapid secondary assessment and find an open chest wound with a small amount of blood bubbling from it. you should:

The answer is applying an occlusive dressing to the wound and continue your assessment. In addition, the germinal layer of the epidermis contains pigment granules that are responsible for skin color and epidermis is the layer of the skin that forms a watertight, protective seal for the body.