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A Patient Injured in an Explosion Has a Flail Chest

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A patient injured in an explosion has a flail chest and crushing injuries to her left arm and leg.She is unconscious and is losing blood rapidly.Laboratory testing reveals impaired oxygenation.Nursing interventions should be implemented to improve which components of oxygenation disrupted by this injury? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.


A) Ventilation
B) Thickness of the alveolar-capillary membrane
C) Oxygen affinity
D) Hemoglobin concentration
E) Blood flow to the lungs

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