After sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle accident,a patient experiences a decrease in blood pressure and an increase in heart rate and respiratory rate despite surgical intervention and fluid resuscitation.Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is the patient most likely experiencing?

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Physiological responses in the exhaustion stage include low blood pressure and high respiratory and heart rates.During the alarm stage,heart rate and blood pressure both increase.In the resistance stage,the body tries to maintain homeostasis; blood pressure and heart rate normalize.If adaptation is successful,recovery takes place.

After Sustaining Injuries in a Motor Vehicle Accident,a Patient Experiences