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You respond to a construction site on a very hot summer day for a person "not acting right." You find a 44-year-old male patient seated in a work vehicle with the air conditioner on maximum. Coworkers state the patient was working for the last 2 hours pouring concrete when he started "speaking gibberish" and nearly collapsed. The patient is responsive to verbal stimuli. Your initial vital signs are blood pressure 90/60, pulse 136, and respiratory rate 24. The patient's skin is cool to the touch and dry, but his shirt is wet with visible salt rings. You suspect:
A) heat cramps.
B) heat exhaustion.
C) hypernatremia.
D) myocardial infarction.

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Emergency Care

Edition: 12^th

Authors: Limmer, O'Keefe, Grant, Murray, Bergeron, Dickinson

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