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Which of the following physical findings indicates the need for immediate transport?
 
  A) Vital signs: systolic blood pressure 80, respiratory rate 8
  B) Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15
  C) Second-degree burns involving 9 percent of total body surface area in an adult patient
  D) Fractured right femur

Question 2

You have been called for a 78-year-old female who slipped while getting out of her bathtub. She is confused and cold to the touch. You learn that she slipped 24 hours ago and has been on the tile bathroom floor ever since. Since it is summer, she also had her air conditioner running on high. The EMT would best categorize this emergency as:
 
  A) external urban hypothermia caused by a medical complaint.
  B) generalized hyperthermia caused by convection.
  C) internal urban hypothermia with heat loss caused by conduction.
  D) localized external hypothermia caused by immobility.


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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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