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6 years ago
A young adult client is brought into the emergency department with hypothermia. The nurse realizes that which of the following may have contributed to the condition in this client?
 
  1. Alcohol intake
   2. Walking outdoors in 30Fweather
   3. Not wearing a hat
   4. Wearing light socks and tennis shoes
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6 years ago
1. Alcohol intake

Rationale:
Alcohol causes peripheral vasodilation, which exposes the circulating bloodstream to more rapid cooling, resulting in a faster decrease in body temperature. The client's intake of alcohol contributed to the development of hypothermia. Skin freezes when the temperature drops to 1424.8F. Not wearing a hat and wearing light socks and tennis shoes may not have helped but did not cause the client to develop hypothermia.
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