A 26 year old man is lying in the snow. He is confused and having difficulty moving. You should
A) use his symptoms to estimate his level of hypothermia without taking his rectal temperature.
B) move the man into a warm transport unit and then take his axillary temperature.
C) call the receiving facility to ask if they want the man's axillary temperature before he arrives.
D) gently tilt the man on his side to measure his rectal temperature.
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