You Are Transporting a Patient to a Tertiary Trauma Center

Multiple Choice

You are transporting a patient to a tertiary trauma center. The patient is receiving blood and has sustained trauma the local center cannot handle. You notice that the patient has begun to develop tachycardia, hives, and a fever. You suspect:

A) hypovolemia
B) a normal response to a transfusion.
C) transfusion reaction.
D) anaphylaxis.