A Patient Is Being Assessed in the Emergency Department Following

A patient is being assessed in the emergency department following a skiing accident in which the patient was found unconscious at the foot of a tree with his left leg at an obtuse angle. Which concept of hypothermia should guide the nurse's assessment and plan of care?

A) Shivering increases body temperature and reduces the metabolic demand.
B) Hypothermia reduces perfusion to the tissues.
C) Hypothermia improves hypoxia.
D) Hypothermia stimulates activity of clotting factors.