You have responded to a call for a house fire. At the scene, you find three victims seated on the curb across the street from their burning home. Two of the patients appear to be alert and answer your questions, but the third patient doesn’t respond to your presence until you reach out and pinch his neck. What is this patient’s mental status?

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You have responded to a call for a house fire. At the scene, you find three victims seated on the curb across the street from their burning home. Two of the patients appear to be alert and answer your questions, but the third patient doesn’t respond to your presence until you reach out and pinch his neck. What is this patient’s mental status?