Assessment of a child with a submersion injury focuses on which system?
a. Cardiovascular
b. Respiratory
c. Neurologic
d. Gastrointestinal
B
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A Cardiovascular assessment is secondary to the airway and breathing.
B Assessment of the child with a submersion injury focuses on the respiratory
system. The airway and breathing are the priorities.
C Preventing neurologic impairment is a goal of intervention. Because the primary
problem in submersion injuries is hypoxia, the focus of assessment is the
respiratory system.
D Gastrointestinal assessment is less of a priority than assessment of other body
systems.
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