A trauma patient who experienced blunt cardiac injury from a steering wheel should be assessed for cardiac tamponade. The nurse would assess for which clinical manifestations? Select all that apply.

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Neck vein distention, muffled heart sounds, and hypotension are classic signs of cardiac tamponade, which occurs when fluid accumulates in the pericardium, compressing the heart and impairing its function.

A Trauma Patient Who Experienced Blunt Cardiac Injury from a Steering