A patient who was injured in a motor vehicle accident is taken via ambulance to the emergency department.The nurse performing the physical assessment knows that,according to the general adaptation syndrome,the patient should be expected to exhibit:

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In the early part of the twentieth century,the fight-or-flight response was described.This arousal of the sympathetic nervous system prepares a person for action by increasing heart rate; diverting blood from the intestines to the brain and striated muscles; and increasing blood pressure,heart rate,respiratory rate,and blood glucose levels.

A Patient Who Was Injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident