A middle-aged male sustained blunt force trauma to the abdomen, resulting in an isolated tear and perforation of the large intestine. When following up on the patient, what would the EMT suspect occurred, given the organ that was injured?
A) The patient developed an infection
B) The patient rapidly decompensated into shock
C) The patient has profound hypoxia
D) The patient developed severe internal bleeding
A) The patient developed an infection
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