You Are Caring for a Patient Injured in a Back-Country

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a patient injured in a back-country fall. You have accessed the patient and packaged him for transport and are awaiting the arrival of a helicopter. Knowing that the patient is 30 to 40 minutes from the nearest hospital by air, which of the following should you consider?

A) Stopping fluid administration to keep the patient from needing to urinate during transport
B) Removing splinting material to prevent compartment syndrome
C) Administering pain medication and wrapping the patient in blankets
D) Administering a sedative due to the long transport time