A victim of a motor vehicle crash has an acute cervical spinal cord injury. Which problem should the nurse identify as the priority for this patient?
1. fluid maintenance
2. changes in mobility
3. problems with the airway
4. altered blood flow
Correct Answer: 3
Because the injury is in the cervical area, the patient is at risk for losing the ability to maintain respirations and clear the airway. This is the priority for the patient at this time. There is no reason to believe that this patient will have issues maintaining fluid balance. Although the patient has a cervical spinal cord injury that will affect mobility, this is not the priority problem at this time. Once the patient's airway is secured the next priority problem would be blood flow maintenance.
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