On a hot,humid day,several clients present to the emergency department with symptoms of heat exposure.Which client will be treated first? A client who:

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Normal mental status,flu-like symptoms,diaphoresis,nausea and vomiting,hypotension,and tachycardia all are symptoms of heat exhaustion.The differentiating symptom between heat exhaustion and exertional heat stroke is the presence of mental status changes,which indicate thermal injury to the brain and represent an emergency situation.

On a Hot,humid Day,several Clients Present to the Emergency Department