A 36-year-old injured has been taken to the emergency station with open tibial fractures. Examination reveals bleeding: pulsating blood spurts out of the wound. What medical manipulations are required at this stage of medical care?

Answer options

1. Immobilize the fracture and transport the patient to the operating room
2. Apply a tourniquet on the thigh distal to the source of bleeding and transport the patient to the operating room
3. Apply a tourniquet on the thigh proximal to the source of bleeding and transport the patient to the operating room
4. Transport the patient to the operating room
5. Stop the bleeding by a compressive bandage and transport the patient to the operating room