When Assessing a Patient with a Crush Injury, Which of the Following

question 18

Multiple Choice

When assessing a patient with a crush injury, which of the following findings would indicate that toxins have entered the central circulation?

• A) Hot, red skin
• B) Increased urine output
• C) Cardiac arrhythmia
• D) Central hyperventilation syndrome

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