As You Perform a STAT Skull Series on a Conscious

Multiple Choice

As you perform a STAT skull series on a conscious patient from the emergency department (ED) ,you notice that the patient has a large swelling over his left temporal region.The patient requisition states that the patient had trauma,and nothing else is provided.An imaging sciences professional would

A) give the patient an ice pack to lessen the swelling before the exposure is taken.
B) call the ED nurse to ask if he or she saw the swelling and recorded it in the patient's electronic medical record (EMR) .
C) ask the ED nurse to come to the radiography room for a more accurate patient history.
D) record the swelling on the requisition and ask the patient what kind of injury he experienced.