Saturday, June 6, 2015

141) Upon return of the closed-head injury client from CT scan, the head of the bed is maintained at 30 degrees and the client is positioned on his side with a towel roll placed vertically under the pillow. This unique positioning facilitates:
A) Prevention of pulmonary embolism.
B) Venous drainage from the brain.
C) Airway management.
D) Intracranial pressure (ICP) readings.


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