Which of the following statements regarding blood loss and shock in the pediatric patient is correct?
A. Infants and children have a proportionately smaller volume of circulating blood than do adults.
B. Infants and children are better tolerant of blood loss overall than are adults with regard to shock.
C. Hypotension occurs more quickly in children with severe blood loss than it does in adults.
D. Children can tolerate a lower proportional blood loss than adults, before developing shock.
Answer: D. Children can tolerate a lower proportional blood loss than adults, before developing shock.
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