QUESTION 2: A 25-year-old female is brought to the emergency department by family after having fallen off a horse. She is awake and alert, oriented x 3, and restless. She complains of right clavicle, right wrist, and upper abdominal pain, and nausea. Her right clavicle and wrist are deformed. She is pale, and diaphoretic with these vital signs: BP 104/56 | HR 124 | RR 26 | SpO2 92% | Temp 35.2C/ 95.4 Select the actions that should be taken immediately. Leave actions that can be delayed blank. A. Administer oxygen B. Stabilize patient's wrist and clavicle with a fiberglass splint, sling, and swathe. C. Order type-O blood D. Notify imaging department to prepare the CT scanner E. Obtain x-ray of wrist and clavicle. F. Start 16 G. IV and infuse 20 mL/kg of warm crystalloid G. Cover patient with warm blankets H. Check blood glucose
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