The patient has experienced severe hypothermia resulting in frostbite injury to the fingers and palms of both hands and is admitted to the burn intensive care unit. Careful rewarming is initiated
What symptom would indicate the development of a complication of rewarming?
A) Complains of severe pain during rewarming
B) Disappearance of finger web pulses after rewarming
C) Palms covered with purplish or bluish blisters
D) Several fingers have white, opaque, firm areas.
B
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