A Patient Is Brought into the Emergency Department After a Car

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought into the emergency department after a car accident.Injuries include fractured left femur,tibia,and fibula with a mild contralateral head injury.The nurse would identify this injury pattern as consistent with which situation?

• A)Unrestrained front seat passenger of a motor vehicle
• B)Adult pedestrian hit by an automobile
• C)Unrestrained driver of a motor vehicle
• D)Child pedestrian hit by an automobile