What action should be initiated to limit hypovolemic shock when uterine inversion occurs?
a. Administer oxygen at 31 L/minute by nasal cannula.
b. Administer an oxytocic drug by intravenous push.
c. Monitor the fetal heart rate every 5 minutes.
d. Restore circulating blood volume by increasing the intravenous infusion rate.
D
Intravenous fluids are necessary to replace the lost blood volume that occurs in uterine inversion.
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