Hospital management of near-drowning victims includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. measurement of arterial blood gas values.
b. rewarming if the patient is hypothermic.
c. measurement of venous blood gas values.
d. chest radiography.
C
Venous blood gas values are not typically needed in the management of a near-drowning victim.
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