When a client is admitted to the emergency department with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and is experiencing severe blood loss, the nurse anticipates the initial use of
A) dextran.
B) normal saline.
C) packed red blood cells.
D) whole blood.

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When shock resulting from hemorrhage is treated, a crystalloid is usually given as an initial emergency treatment to sustain BP. Fluid replacement must include both blood and the fluid lost from the interstitial space. Since blood loss is the problem, blood products will be administered, starting with un-crossmatched universal donor blood, and then when available, crossmatched blood.

When a Client Is Admitted to the Emergency Department with a Gunshot