The Emergency Room Has Transferred a Thirty Seven Year Old

The Emergency Room has transferred a thirty seven year old man to the intensive care unit after a gunshot wound. The patient has had a blood loss of approximately 900 mL. He is arousable but not alert. His vital signs are, blood pressure 88/45, heart rate of 130 and shallow respirations of 28/minute. What kind of intravenous fluids would be the most appropriate for fluid resuscitation?

A) Normal saline solutions
B) Dextrose and Normal Saline solutions
C) Lactated Ringer's solutions
D) Packed Red Blood Cells

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