A Patient Is Brought by Ambulance to the Emergency Department

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with multiple traumas received in an automobile accident.He is alert and cooperative,but his injuries are quite severe.How would the nurse proceed with the data collection?

A) Collect history information first, then perform the physical examination and institute life-saving measures.
B) Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the examination and initiating life-saving measures.
C) Collect all information on the history form, including social support patterns, strengths, and coping patterns.
D) Perform life-saving measures and not ask any history questions until he is transferred to the intensive care unit.