The nurse is off-duty and watching a youth baseball game when one of the players gets hit in the chest with a ball. The child immediately drops to the ground and is unresponsive. What is the priority action for the nurse to initiate?
1. Initiate CPR.
2. Call 911.
3. Find the parents and offer them comfort.
4. Check the child for hemorrhage.
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Rationale 1: This situation is an example of cardiac concussion. Survival chances improve if CPR is initiated immediately.
Rationale 2: Other people can call 911. Cardiac resuscitation must be initiated immediately.
Rationale 3: This is an appropriate action but not a priority.
Rationale 4: This type of injury often has no external symptoms of injury.
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