After moving a hypothermic patient to a warmer area, your primary focus should be to:

A) provide rapid rewarming.
B) give warm, humidified oxygen.
C) assess his or her body temperature.
D) prevent further body heat loss.

Ans: D) prevent further body heat loss.

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