A trauma patient currently has a blood pressure of 82/60 mmHg, a heart rate of 112 beats/min, respirations of 24 breaths/min and unlabored, and a pulse oximeter reading of 94% on 4 liters of oxygen via nasal cannula. His computed GCS score is 12 points. When computing his revised trauma score, which value would you assign?
A) 7
B) 9
C) 11
D) 13
C) 11
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