A Patient Is Brought to the Trauma Center by Ambulance

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to the trauma center by ambulance after sustaining a high cervical spinal cord injury 1 hours ago. Endotracheal intubation has been deemed necessary and the nurse is preparing to assist. What nursing diagnosis should the nurse associate with this procedure?

A) Risk for impaired skin integrity
B) Risk for injury
C) Risk for autonomic dysreflexia
D) Risk for suffocation