BCEN CFRN Practice Question
During a night flight transfer, a 35-year-old male patient who was involved in a high-speed motorcycle accident shows signs of respiratory distress, abdominal pain, and decreased breath sounds on the left side. Which additional finding is most indicative of a diaphragmatic injury?
Unilateral chest pain
Elevated hemidiaphragm on the left
Bowel sounds in the chest
Flat jugular venous pressure