A Child Is Hit with a Baseball Bat During a Game

question 3

Multiple Choice

A child is hit with a baseball bat during a game and sustains an injury to the nose, along with a transient loss of consciousness. A health care provider at the game notes bleeding from the child's nose and displacement of the septum. What is the most important intervention initially?

• A) Applying ice to the injured site to prevent airway occlusion
• B) Immobilizing the child's head and neck and call 911
• C) Placing nasal packing in both nares to stop the bleeding
• D) Turning the child's head to the side to prevent aspiration of blood

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