A nurse in the emergency department knows that tissue damage has probably occurred in a person with hypothermia when a rectal temperature of _____ is assessed
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
95° F
When a patient has a rectal temperature of 95° F, tissue damage from hypothermia has probably occurred.
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