Describe one way a relatively safe procedure can rapidly become a catastrophic or fatal event
a. Preoperative patient anxiety
b. Postoperative pain
c. Unknown patient allergies
d. Subjective responses to OR activities
ANS: C
Answers include patient development of uncontrollable bleeding; seizure; irreversible shock; overwhelming postoperative infection; cardiac arrest; or an unknown allergy or sensitivity to a chemical, substance, medication, or anesthetic.
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