Which of the following would help to decrease a patient's loss of body heat? 1. Increase the temperature of the room. 2. Increase the exposed skin surface area. 3. Move the patient away from cold windows

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1, 2, and 3
d. 1 and 3 only


ANS: D
In simple terms, for an object with a given emissivity, the larger the surface area (relative to mass) and the lower the surrounding temperature, the greater is the radiant heat loss per unit time.

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