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A young male adult walks into the emergency department (ED) holding a dead poisonous snake that bit him on his right calf within the last hour. After killing the snake, he tied a tablecloth about 4 inches (10 cm) above the bite. The client is now reporting numbness and tingling from the right knee to ankle. His heart rate is 123 beats/minute, respirations 28 breaths/minute, blood pressure 86/40 mm Hg, and oxygen saturation 94% on room air. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

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Rationale: Signs of shock due to envenomation require rapid IV access for fluid resuscitation and antivenom administration.

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