Why Is It Important to Keep Patients at Rest When

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to keep patients at rest when they are hypothermic?

• A) Since the blood is warmest in the extremities, exercise or unnecessary movement could quickly circulate the warm blood and raises the core body temperature.
• B) Since the blood is coldest in the extremities, exercise or unnecessary movement could quickly circulate the cold blood and drop the blood pressure.
• C) Since the blood is coldest in the extremities, exercise or unnecessary movement could quickly circulate the cold blood and lower the core body temperature.
• D) None of the above

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