ALS providers are assessing a geriatric patient who fell and…
ALS providers are assessing a geriatric patient who fell and injured a hip. According to the patient, the fall occurred yesterday and the patient was found on the floor by the mailman. Your assessment reveals an obviously deformed, shortened right leg, and evidence of incontinence. Which of the following is a TRUE statement regarding hypothermia and this particular patient?
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As you are assessing your hypothermic patient, you observe a lack of shivering, an unobtainable blood pressure, a pulse of 50, respirations of 10, and an ECG tracing of atrial fibrillation. What is the significance of these findings?
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