You respond to a low-income apartment complex for a report of an unresponsive patient. The landlord reports that the patient, a 90-year-old man, is two months behind on his rent and has not paid his utility bills. The patient presents unresponsive on a tile floor with a slow carotid pulse and skin that is pale and cold. You should have a high index of suspicion for:

A) a suicide attempt.
B) head trauma.
C) hypothermia.
D) elder abuse.

C

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