A school age child is brought to the emergency department with a fractured left femur. The client is admitted to the orthopedic unit and placed in 90-90 skeletal traction. Two days later, which assessment finding indicates a complication and requires an intervention by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
1. Inflammation around the pin sites.
2. Skin abrasions in the area of the straps or elastic bandage.
3. Absence of a bowel movement for 3 days.
4. Report by the client of "needles and pins" in the lower back.
5. Crackles when auscultating the lung fields.
6. Weak pedal pulses on the right foot.



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