When an elderly individual is injured, deterioration of compensatory mechanisms in the patient can result in:

A) A rapid onset of shock
B) Resistant hypertension
C) Agitation
D) Chronic depression

A) A rapid onset of shock

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The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was developed in response to a(n) ________.

a. Presidential Directive b. act of Congress c. Federal administrative law d. national consensus standard

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