Following an explosion at a factory, the patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department. The patient has soot on the face and around the mouth and is coughing up black sputum. He verbalizes severe pain in his leg and his voice is noted to be a hoarse whisper. Further assessment reveals full thickness burns to the arms and hands and partial thickness burns to the legs. Shrapnel appears to have been embedded in the patient’s thigh. While moving the leg to assess the inner thigh, a piece of shrapnel shifts and the patient begins bleeding profusely from the wound. The patient cries out in pain and requests pain relief. Which action does the nurse take first?

The 25-year-old patient presents with new onset focal seizures; history is negative for traumatic events and the patient is otherwise healthy. The nurse suspects which condition as the cause of the seizure?

Which lab result is expected in the patient with acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?