When injured people come to the emergency room they are given epinephrine to help them mount the "fight or flight" response to the stressor that is bleeding, hypothermia, or pain and fear. What responses are induced with the epinephrine injection?

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Epinephrine injection induces an increase in the force of heart contraction, which helps to increase cardiac output and maintain blood pressure. Options A and D are incorrect as epinephrine tends to decrease digestive activities and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera.

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