The nurse cautions that, when cooling down a victim of heatstroke, one must be careful to prevent shivering because shivering can cause:
a. a paralytic ileus.
b. cardiac arrhythmias.
c. an increase in temperature.
d. a seizure.
C
Shivering is a homeostatic activity that generates heat and increases body temperature.
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