A client in a motor vehicle crash has arrived at the trauma unit in respiratory distress and unconscious. Which factor would cause a change in this client's respiratory rate?
1. Exercise
2. Increased intracranial pressure
3. Increased environmental temperature
4. Stress
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Exercise increases respiration rates.
Rationale 2: Factors that decrease respirations include increased intracranial pressure.
Rationale 3: Increased environmental temperature increase respiration rates.
Rationale 4: Stress increases respiration rates.
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