Lake springfield in the city of springfield, illinois, is a busy place where people swim and fish. the lake also supplies drinking water for springfield residents and cooling water to a nearby coal-fired power plant. beautiful homes surround most of the lake. over the past 15 years, the bacteria leptospira, commonly found in agricultural animal waste, has been detected in this lake water, and some people have become sick. the contamination of the lake by leptospira may best be prevented by

If these are the missing choices: a. to determine skin temperature, place the back of your hand against the patient's skin.b. determine body temperature by touching the patient's hands and feet.c. skin temperature will tell you very little about this patient's condition or well-being.d. the patient's skin temperature and color will likely be warm and red.my answer is: a. to determine skin temperature, place the back of your hand against the patient's skin. using the back of the hand to check for temperature rather than the palm is more effective because the back of the hand has more nerves that can feel and transmit the temperature than the palm.