A young female, after being rescued from a burning apartment, is found to have partial - and full-thickness burns from her chest down to her feet. As such, the EMT would recognize the potential for the onset of:

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A young female, after being rescued from a burning apartment, is found to have partial - and full-thickness burns from her chest down to her feet. As such, the EMT would recognize the potential for the onset of:

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Erick Faulkner · Answer 1

Answer is hypothermia.

Explanation:

Hypothermia is a condition of medical emergency where the heat the body produces is lower to the rate at which heat is lost from the body.

In this case, the body temperature fall below 30°C, infact it can drop to 10°C.

The symptoms associated with this condition are shivering, slowed breathing and weak pulse among others.