Your pediatric patient is unresponsive with a fast pulse, inadequate breathing and gurgling respirations. You notice his abdomen is distended and has pale, cool and clammy skin. Which of the following do you suspect?

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The symptoms described, such as unresponsiveness, fast pulse, inadequate breathing with gurgling respirations, and abdominal distension, are consistent with drowning, where water inhalation can lead to respiratory distress and abdominal distension from swallowed water.

Your Pediatric Patient Is Unresponsive with a Fast Pulse, Inadequate