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Question 1

You are treating a maintenance worker who has been shoveling snow. If he is experiencing severe hypothermia, what might you expect to see?
◦ Loss of muscle tone
◦ Irrational behavior
◦ Rapid respirations
◦ Tachycardia

Question 2

You are treating a patient who was found out in the cold. To best assess skin temperature, you should place the back of your hand against the patient's ________.
◦ abdomen
◦ forehead
◦ inner wrist
◦ cheek


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Marked as best answer by mustachegiraffe on Jul 13, 2022

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mustachegiraffe

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2022
Wow, this really help


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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