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True or False? You are providing care to a 55-year-old female who fell into some furniture...

True or False? You are providing care to a 55-year-old female who fell into some furniture and sustained an injury to her right chest. There is no indication of a spinal injury but the victim is complaining of pain and shortness of breath. She should be placed on her right side.

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The statement is True

As due to sudden chest injury there is the generation of medical condition known as Flail chest (responsible for pulmonary contusion) which may cause tyo the shotness of the breath.

She should be placed on her right side for the easeness of the breath.

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