Review Question - QID 210456

A 45-year-old woman is in a high-speed motor vehicle accident and suffers multiple injuries to her extremities and abdomen. In the field, she was bleeding profusely and, upon arrival to the emergency department, she is lethargic and unable to speak. Her blood pressure on presentation is 70/40 mmHg. The trauma surgery team recommends emergency exploratory laparotomy. While the patient is in the trauma bay, her husband calls and says that the patient is a Jehovah witness and that her religion does not permit her to receive a blood transfusion. No advanced directives are available. Which of the following is an appropriate next step?