What is the difference between hypothermia and hyperthermia?
hypothermia occurs when the body's senses begin to decline and hyperthermia occurs when the body's skin loses its
elasticity.
hyperthermia occurs when the body's senses begin to decline and hypothermia occurs when the body's skin loses its
elasticity
hypothermia occurs when the body is overheating and hyperthermia occurs when the body is at dangerously low
temperatures
hyperthermia occurs when the body is overheating and hypothermia occurs when the body is at dangerously low
temperatures

At 2: 00 am, a 17-year-old boy, accompanied by his 19-year-old girlfriend, had driven to the bar to give his father (who had been drinking large amounts of alcohol) a ride home. on the way back, they were involved in a motor vehicle collision. the boy has a large laceration with profuse bleeding on his forehead. his girlfriend is unconscious in the front passenger floor. the father is standing outside the vehicle, appearing heavily intoxicated, and is refusing care. what is the best way to gain consent to begin care when his father has an altered mental status or is unconscious? a. phone his mother for consent. b. call his grandparents for consent. c. it is a true emergency, so consent is implied. d. you are covered under the good samaritan laws.