Ambulance after sitting on glass table

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You are working in the ED and a middle-aged man is brought in by ambulance after sitting on a glass table that shattered under his weight. Upon assessment you see he has a large laceration spanning his torso. You are concerned that this is a penetrating wound of unknown depth. Your next action is to?

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