Author Question: You are assessing a 47-year-old woman who fell about 20 feet from a chair lift. When you palpate her ... (Read 37 times)

Yi-Chen · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are assessing a 47-year-old woman who fell about 20 feet from a chair lift. When you palpate her pelvis you note instability, and she complains of pain. Which of the following is your primary concern for a patient who has a potential pelvic fracture?

a. Risk of infection
b. Internal blood loss
c. Severe pain
d. Permanent deformity

Question 2

The _____________ can be injured when a hip is dislocated, resulting in numbness or paralysis of a lower extremity.

a. cranial nerve
b. sciatic nerve
c. tibial nerve
d. central nervous system