Ø Karen Miller is a 40-year-old married mother of a 4 and 10-year-old. She was an unbelted passenger in a single car roll over. She was found outside the car complaining of severe head and neck pain. She is brought to the ED via EMS in C-spine precautions. She has bruising under her eyes and over the left mastoid bone. A/O X 1, BP 165/36, HR 51, RR 24, O2sat 92% on 4 L NC. She has an 18 gauge IV in her R AC. 1. Prioritize your specific assessment (do not put “assess respiratory status”). Describe specifically what you will assess; chest symmetry, lung sounds, etc. of this patient in order of priority 1-10.
[Answered]: Ø Karen Miller is a 40-year-old married mother of…
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