A pediatric nurse caring for patients in an emergency room performs an assessment of a near-drowning victim. The nurse uses the Orlowski scale that includes the following assessment points
Select all answers that apply.
A) Used for children who are 10 years of age or older
B) Submersion time greater than 20 minutes
C) No resuscitation efforts for more than 10 minutes
D) Comatose on admission to the emergency room
C, D
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