The nurse is completing the health history for the parents of school-age child admitted with a ruptured spleen. For which activity should the nurse assess as the possible cause for this child's injury?
A) Shooting pool
B) Skateboarding
C) Playing baseball
D) Playing basketball
B
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In children, the spleen is the most frequently injured organ when there is abdominal trauma. Frequent causes of injury include skateboard accidents. Injuries to the spleen are not associated with shooting pool or playing baseball or basketball.
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