When assessing a patient with a crush injury, which of the following findings would indicate that toxins have entered the central circulation?
A) Hot, red skin
B) Increased urine output
C) Cardiac arrhythmia
D) Central hyperventilation syndrome
Question 2
A patient has fallen in his upstairs bathroom and is on the floor when you arrive. Your assessment shows no immediate threat to his airway, breathing or circulatory status, however, he does have deformity and bruising to his left hip.
He complains of excruciating pain to the same area. In this situation, you should recognize the need for what category of move?
A) Emergency
B) Urgent
C) Critical
D) Non-urgent