Your patient is a 27-year-old, restrained driver involved in…
Your patient is a 27-year-old, restrained driver involved in a motor vehicle collision. The patient is unresponsive with rapid, shallow respirations and a weak carotid pulse. The skin is pale, cool, and clammy. Your rapid secondary assessment (rapid trauma survey) reveals a closed fracture of the tibia. Which of the following would best describe this patient?