A 55 - year - old was found at the bottom of a flight of stairs at home. The patient is unresponsive, bradycardic, and hypotensive. The head and neck are found severely angulated so you suspect a neck injury and possible neurogenic shock. Why does the patient present with bradycardia and dry skin?
a. Stimulation of the adrenal glands is impossible.
b. The sympathetic nervous system is stimulated.
c. Intracranial bleeding must be occurring.
d. There is an increase in vagal tone.