A Seven-Year-Old with a Head Injury Is Hospitalized After Losing

Multiple Choice

A seven-year-old with a head injury is hospitalized after losing consciousness when he was hit in the head with a bat at baseball practice. The child was not wearing a helmet. The last set of vital signs showed heart rate 48, BP 148/74, respiratory rate 28 and irregular. The nurse suspects that these vital signs are:

A) A sign that this child has a spinal cord injury.
B) A sign of increased intracranial pressure.
C) Typical for a sleeping child at this age.
D) A sign that the child's condition is improving.