When caring for a patient with an open facial injury, the emt's immediate priority should be to: ?

When caring for a patient with an open facial injury, the emt's immediate priority should be to wear gloves and facial protection.
This is to ensure that no germs enter the patient's open facial injury and thus infect it even more. The whole room, as well as the doctor's face have to be sterile in order to prevent the patient's wound from becoming infected.

The best way is to swollow and hold in your breath