An EMS crew is treating a pediatric pneumonia patient. Rescures observe the patient's condition change from respiratory distress to respiratory failure. What do you suspect has happened to indicate this change has occured?

An EMS crew is treating a pediatric pneumonia patient. Rescures observe the patient's condition change from respiratory distress to respiratory failure. What do you suspect has happened to indicate this change has occured?

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Chapter17: Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery

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A) Pupils begin to constrict

B) Decreasing heart rate

C) The patient becoming uncooperative

D) Elevating the blood pressure

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