Anne goes into her pediatric patient's room for her 0400 assessment of a child who was admitted with dehydration 12 hours ago. Anne begins her assessment and knows that there is a medical emergency when the findings indicate:
1. A child with a regular heart rate and a respiratory rate at the high end of normal.
2. A child who is awake and wanting to play on the PS3.
3. A child who has a purple rash in his extremities, and it does not blanch.
4. A child who complains that he is tired and vomits thick mucus.
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1. A regular heart rate is not a medical emergency.
2. The child may not sleep well because of the environment.
3. The purple rash is a concern for the child's circulatory system.
4. The thick mucus occurs because the child has been dehydrated.
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