Placing an infant on a cold infant scale causes heat loss due to
a. radiation c. evaporation
b. convection d. conduction
D
Placing the neonate on a cold surface such as a scale causes heat loss by conduction. Drafts or cold air causes heat loss by convection. Not drying the fluid off the infant immediately after birth causes heat loss by evaporation.
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