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A Patient Complains of Increased Pain to the Area of a Third-Degree

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A patient complains of increased pain to the area of a third-degree burn covering the entire arm. The nurse suspects compartment syndrome. For which intervention should the nurse prepare the patient?


A) Transportation to the whirlpool
B) Application of multiple Ace wraps over the current gauze dressing
C) An escharotomy performed by the physician
D) Skin grafting performed by the physician

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