A rapid but weak pulse usually will indicate

a. fright.
b. shock, bleeding, diabetic coma, or heat exhaustion.
c. cardiac arrest, or death.
d. skull fracture or a stroke.


B

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A A rapid and strong pulse may indicate severe fright.
B Correct.
C Cardiac arrest or death is indicated by the absence of a pulse.
D A patient with a strong and slow pulse may have experienced a skull fracture or stroke.

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