A pregnant woman comes into the ED after receiving minor blunt trauma to her abdomen during a minor car accident. The nurse should carefully evaluate the woman for:
1. disseminated intravascular coagulation.
2. the ABCs of resuscitation.
3. abruptio placentae.
4. cervical funneling.
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1, 2, 4. Incorrect. All pregnant victims of even minor blunt trauma should be carefully evaluated for abruptio placentae. Nurses should look for uterine tenderness or pain, vaginal bleeding, leak-ing of amniotic fluid, and a change in fetal heart rate.
3. Correct. All pregnant victims of even minor blunt trauma should be carefully evaluated for abruptio placentae. Nurses should look for uterine tenderness or pain, vaginal bleeding, leaking of amniotic fluid, and a change in fetal heart rate.
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