Free BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) Practice Question

You are transporting a patient who was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. The patient is presenting with hypotension, distended neck veins, and decreased breath sounds on the left side. You suspect a thoracic great vessel injury. Which of the following actions is the most appropriate initial intervention?

  • Initiate rapid intravenous fluid resuscitation

  • Administer high flow oxygen via non-rebreather mask

  • Ensure airway management and perform chest decompression if needed

  • Call for immediate surgical consult

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BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) / 
Trauma
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