A Client Comes to the Emergency Department (ED) After a Motor

question 5

Multiple Choice

A client comes to the Emergency Department (ED) after a motor vehicle accident. The client is transported by the paramedics and is in a pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) . As an ED nurse, you know that a PASG is used for a limited number of conditions. What would be a reason for the paramedics to put the client in a PASG?

• A) Septic shock
• B) To control hemorrhage and hypotension resulting from pelvic fractures
• C) Intra-thoracic rupture of aorta
• D) Compensation for severe hypervolemia after intra-abdominal trauma

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