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A Client Presents to the Emergency Department After Prolonged Exposure

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A client presents to the emergency department after prolonged exposure to the cold.The client is difficult to arouse and speech is incoherent.Which action should the nurse take first?


A) Reposition the client into a prone position.
B) Administer warmed intravenous fluids to the client.
C) Wrap the client's extremities in warm blankets.
D) Initiate extracorporeal rewarming via hemodialysis.

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