A Woman in the Emergency Department Is in Her Third

question 33

Multiple Choice

A woman in the emergency department is in her third trimester and is bleeding heavily from a laceration on her thigh from a car crash.She is pale and diaphoretic.Her blood pressure is 138/82 mm Hg.What can the nurse conclude from this information?

• A) Blood loss from the laceration has not been that great.
• B) She is in shock from the trauma of the injury and blood loss.
• C) Her increased blood volume is maintaining the blood pressure.
• D) Her vital signs and physical assessment do not match.

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