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We're called to treat a 36 -year -old with the history of diabetes, who has isolated ankle injury and swollen tender.
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Otherwise, the primary secondary exams are normal.
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But during the reassessment and routine transport, the patient becomes cool, clammy, and responsive.
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What should you do next? so now we know that we have the symptoms of cool, clammy, and unresponsive.
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So these are a sign of life -threatening condition.
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Now, according to the history of the patient, it is likely it is a hypoglycemia, but it could be other conditions such as shock or other life -threatening acute events.
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But either way, it's a life -threatening condition because the patient become clammy and unresponsive.
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So what you're going to do the next, most appropriate thing to do next is, first of all, you have to repeat the primary assessment.
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So the primary assessment make sure the airway is clear, the breathing is normal, circulation is normal.
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So once we repeat the primary assessment, and then should also upgrade the transport to emergent.
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And this is because now the patient has life -threatening symptoms...