A53 year old female was hit by a car. she is unresponsive with deformity to the left femur and pelvic instability with deformity to the left femur and pelvic instability. she has diminished lung sounds on the left side. you should: a. stabilize the left femur with a traction splint b. perform a detailed physical assessment c. rapidly transport to the nearest emergency room d. immobilize her into a long backboard

You are assigned to care for david ramsey, a 22-year old male patient with back injury secondary to being thrown from a motorcycle. did nt damage the spinal, but the computed tomography revealed a compression fracture at l-2. david complains of severe back pain with numbness and tingling in the lower extremities. what assessments are indicated based on this nursing diagnosis? list other major nursing diagnoses based on david’s clinical presentation?