A Pediatric Client Is Admitted to the Emergency Department with a Traumatic

question 18

Multiple Choice

A pediatric client is admitted to the emergency department with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that caused a loss of consciousness. The last set of vital signs showed heart rate 48, blood pressure (BP) 148/74 mmHg, respiratory rate 28 and irregular. Which does the nurse suspect based on these data?

• A) Spinal cord injury
• B) Increased intracranial pressure.
• C) Typical for sleep
• D) Improvement

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