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go.lag · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A construction worker was admitted after falling from the roof of a building. The nurse should plan care for this patient's injuries based on which energy source?

1. gravitational
2. mechanical
3. physical
4. electrical

Question 2

A pediatric patient is admitted after ingesting a household cleaning solution. The nurse should plan care for this patient's injuries based on which energy source?

1. chemical
2. physical
3. thermal
4. mechanical

kingfahad97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
The energy source for a fall is gravity. The energy source for motor vehicle accidents is mechanical. The energy source for physical assaults, explosions, and drowning is physical. The energy source for lightning is electrical.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
The energy source for drugs, poisons, and industrial chemicals is chemical. The energy source for physical assault, drowning, or explosions would be physical; for heating appliances, fire, or freezing temperatures, thermal; and for motor vehicle accidents, mechanical.