A Male Patient Has Been Shot in the Chest with a Small-Caliber

question 74

Multiple Choice

A male patient has been shot in the chest with a small-caliber gun. What presentation indicates that he is in an early stage of shock?

• A) Alert and anxious, pulse 96, BP 134/88 mmHg, pale and cool skin
• B) Slightly confused, pulse 116, BP 112/90 mmHg, warm skin that is flushed
• C) Confused and anxious, pulse 144, BP 82/palpation, cool skin that is mottled
• D) Confused, pulse 44, BP 110/68 mmHg, cool and cyanotic skin

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