Patient has uncontrolled bleeding

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A patient has uncontrolled bleeding from a wound to his right upper extremity. What is the priority intervention? A patient is brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle rollover and is complaining of left upper abdominal pain and left shoulder pain. This presentation is most consistent with an injury to which organ?

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