Sample answer: Low BP, skin cool to touch, tachycardic heart rate.

Sample answer: Perform a more thorough peripheral vascular assessment, look for capillary refill in the limb with the surgical intervention, check for edema, pulse quality.

Sample answer: The patient may go into early compartment syndrome from the trauma and surgical intervention; if there is a pulse deficit, this is a medical emergency and warrants a call to the provider. An ECG may be done as hyperkalemia can be driving the tachycardia, which is a sign of compartment syndrome/crush injury.

Answer may include rhabdomyolysis and the patient may need an emergent intervention.