True or False? You are providing care to a 19-year-old male who has been stabbed in the right upper quadrant of his abdomen. The knife is still in place and the victim is in a great deal of pain. Your priority should be to stabilize the object with bulky dressings and place him on his left side with his knees tucked up.
ANSWER.
* TRUE.
* Priority of the health provider is to stabilize the object with bulky
dressings and place him on his left side with his knee tucked up.
True or False? You are providing care to a 19-year-old male who has been stabbed in...
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