You are reassessing a young female who sustained blunt trauma to the chest in a motor vehicle collision. Which of these assessment findings best indicates that she is deteriorating and in the decompensatory phase of shock?
A) Heart rate of 100 beats/min
B) Blood pressure of 88/50 mmHg
C) Blood continuing to ooze from an abdominal laceration
D) Restless and confused mental status
B) Blood pressure of 88/50 mmHg
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