When treating someone with a closed abdominal injury, the patients legs should be:

ABDOMINAL STATION

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When treating someone with a closed abdominal injury, the patient’s legs should be:

A	Bent with knees pulled towards the chest
B	Lower than the patient’s head
C	Raised approximately 15 cm (6 in)
D	Slightly bent with a rolled-up blanket or pillowunder the knees

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Make sure they’re comfortable and can breathe as best they can while waiting for medical help to arrive. If they’re conscious, sitting upright is normally the best position for them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Assessment of hemodynamic stability is the most important initial concern in the evaluation of a patient with blunt abdominal trauma.

Detailed explanation-3: -Loosen clothing. Lay casualty down. Elevate legs or bend knees or place in the fetal position. NIL BY MOUTH. Seek medical advice. If the casualty is more comfortable they may lay in the lateral position with their legs flexed.

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