Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 3

You are a spectator at a baseball game.A pitched baseball forcefully hits thebatter in the face, striking him in the nose. You rush to aid the batter and suspect thatthere is a fractured nose. Briefly describe what you would do in this situation. Whatare your priority assessments? What are the signs and symptoms of a fractured nose?What are your priority interventions?