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As an 18D, I'd eliminate the nearest threat before doing anything. As a EMT type...You see blood flowing, he has a pulse, and bubbles, he's breathing. Get him out of the vehicle, in the recovery position to try to allow him to maintain his own airway, no need to get cric happy. Try to locate any bleeders that aren't say the carotid or jug and try to clamp. If major vessel is involved... Have my junior or assistant start doing a sweep for other injuries or issues and get me some vitals. For conversations sake, lets say I have relative hemostasis. Relative cause some civilians don't mind bleeding if it isn't bright red. He's maintaining an airway in LLR and a trauma room is only 5 mikes out? Get IV access and medicate/resuscitate based on vitals.
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