The nurse stops at the scene of an accident and finds a child conscious but with a sucking wound of the chest. The immediate action by the nurse would be to:
A)Place the child in trendelenburg.
B)Begin rescue breathing.
C)Begin cardiac resuscitation.
D)Cover the wound with an air occlusive dressing.

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The immediate action by the nurse would be to cover the wound with an air occlusive dressing to prevent air from entering the pleural cavity and causing a tension pneumothorax. Trendelenburg position is not indicated for this condition, and rescue breathing and cardiac resuscitation would not address the child's specific injury.

The Nurse Stops at the Scene of an Accident and Finds