The nurse uses the five Ps to assess ischemia in a child with a fracture.What finding is considered a late and ominous sign?

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Paresthesia distal to the injury or cast is an ominous sign that requires immediate notification of the practitioner.Permanent muscle and tissue damage can occur within 6 hours.The other signs of ischemia that need to be reported are pain,pallor,pulselessness,and paralysis.Petaling is a method of placing protective or smooth edges on a cast.Posturing is not a sign of peripheral ischemia.Finding a position of comfort can be difficult with a fracture.It would not be an ominous sign unless pain was increasing or uncontrollable.

The Nurse Uses the Five Ps to Assess Ischemia in a Child