You are caring for a 59-year-old male involved in a motor-vehicle crash. During your assessment, you note that his pelvis is unstable, he is pale and diaphoretic, and his blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg. Use of the pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) would be absolutely contraindicated if further assessment of this patient revealed:
A. coarse crackles in the lungs
B. collapsed jugular veins.
C. bilateral femur fractures
D. a rigid, distended abdomen.
Answer: A. coarse crackles in the lungs
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