A male patient with multiple injuries is brought to the emergency department by ambulance
He has had his airway stabilized and is breathing on his own. The ED nurse does not see any active bleeding, but suspects internal hemorrhage when the patient what?
A) Complains of pain at wound sites
B) Has increased pulse rate
C) Has increased blood pressure
D) Has increased urine output
Ans: B
Feedback: The nurse would anticipate that the pulse would increase and the blood pressure would decrease. Urine output would also decrease. Pain at the wound sites would not indicate internal hemorrhage.
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