While preparing a 45-year-old female patient with multiple rib fractures for transport, she complains of severe pain impacting her breathing. What is the most appropriate intervention to manage her pain and ensure comfort during transport?
Administer an opioid analgesic as prescribed
Encourage the patient to perform deep breathing exercises
Monitor vital signs continually without administering additional analgesia
Managing pain in a patient with rib fractures is crucial to improving their breathing and preventing complications such as pneumonia. Administering adequate pain relief, such as an opioid analgesic, can greatly enhance comfort and respiratory function. Encouraging deep breathing exercises alone is not sufficient in the presence of severe pain, and local anesthesia may not be the most appropriate primary intervention. Monitoring vital signs continually helps detect potential complications, but it is not a primary pain management strategy.
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