You are conducting the reassessment of a patient who sustained blunt trauma to the chest in a motor vehicle collision. Which one of the following assessment findings best indicates that the patient is deteriorating and in the decompensatory phase of shock?

You are conducting the reassessment of a patient who sustained blunt trauma to the chest in a motor vehicle collision. Which one of the following assessment findings best indicates that the patient is deteriorating and in the decompensatory phase of shock?




a. Blood pressure 92/50 mmHg
b. Blood oozing from an abdominal laceration
c. Heart rate 100 beats per minute
d. Restless and confused mental status


Answer: A


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