A 8 year old boy who is riding his skateboard runs head on into a hand surface and lands onto his left hand. He is transported to the emergency department for evaluation. An x ray of his let writst shows a communated fracture of his left radius and ulna his left wrist was put in a plaster cast. Explain the five signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome that the nurse needs to observe when a patient has a cast.
A 8 year old boy who is riding his skateboard runs head on into a hand surface and lands onto his left hand. He is transported to the emergency department for evaluation. An x ray of his let writst shows a communated fracture of his left radius and ulna his left wrist was put in a plaster cast. Explain the five signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome that the nurse needs to observe when a patient has a cast.
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A 8 year old boy who is riding his skateboard runs head on into a hand surface and lands onto his left hand. He is transported to the emergency department for evaluation. An x ray of his let writst shows a communated fracture of his left radius and ulna his left wrist was put in a plaster cast.
Explain the five signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome that the nurse needs to observe when a patient has a cast.
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