A 35-Year-Old Male Presents to the ER with a Laceration

question 39

Multiple Choice

A 35-year-old male presents to the ER with a laceration on his left hand. The patient reports an hour ago he was working on renovations in his 1945 home, when an old board fell and injured his hand. The laceration is approximately 3 inches long and moderately deep. It appears that the cut was bleeding heavily, but he has stopped the bleeding by holding pressure on the site with an old t-shirt.
-At this phase of injury,how would the nurse expect the area surrounding the laceration to present?  

• A)Cool and blue
• B)Pink,warm,and dry
• C)Red and hot
• D)Dusky,gray,and clammy

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