A patient with history of arterial trauma presents to emergency with severe pain in right lower limb. Which of the following findings during the nursing assessment indicates arterial occlusion?

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All of the findings listed above indicate arterial occlusion and the nursing assessment for arterial occlusion should check for each one, as well as for the presence/absence of all of the other 6 Ps: pallor, paresthesia, paralysis, pain, pulselessness, and poikilothermic.

A Patient with History of Arterial Trauma Presents to Emergency