What was the Celsius value of the recorded temperature?

What was the Celsius value of the recorded temperature?

• A. 36.8 C
• B. 37.0 C
• C. 35.0 C
• D. 38.0 C

Answer: (A)

The skill being tested is converting a temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius and recognizing what the converted value means clinically. If the recorded temperature was 98.2°F, convert to Celsius by subtracting 32 and multiplying by 5/9: (98.2 − 32) × 5/9 = 66.2 × 5/9 ≈ 36.8°C. Therefore, the Celsius value is about 36.8°C. The other options correspond to different Fahrenheit readings (for example, 37.0°C is about 98.6°F, 38.0°C is about 100.4°F, and 35.0°C is about 95.0°F), so they don’t match the given Fahrenheit measurement. 36.8°C is within the normal range, which aligns with a stable patient in many trauma assessments.

The skill being tested is converting a temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius and recognizing what the converted value means clinically. If the recorded temperature was 98.2°F, convert to Celsius by subtracting 32 and multiplying by 5/9: (98.2 − 32) × 5/9 = 66.2 × 5/9 ≈ 36.8°C. Therefore, the Celsius value is about 36.8°C. The other options correspond to different Fahrenheit readings (for example, 37.0°C is about 98.6°F, 38.0°C is about 100.4°F, and 35.0°C is about 95.0°F), so they don’t match the given Fahrenheit measurement. 36.8°C is within the normal range, which aligns with a stable patient in many trauma assessments.