Symptoms of increasing intracranial pressure

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A patient has sustained a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) with symptoms of increasing intracranial pressure. Which of the following positions should the medical team use to transport the patient? Question 89 options: Prone with the head turned to the right to facilitate cerebral blood flow Flat with the head turned to facilitate cerebral blood flow Head of the bed elevated to 90° to facilitate cerebral blood flow Head of the bed elevated 30° to facilitate cerebral blood flow.

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