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Signs and symptoms of shock
Pale, cool and clammy skin, rapid or weak pulse, rapid breathing and changes in mental status such as confusion or restlessness
Gray or blue tinge to tips, or fingernails
General care what to do for shock
Lay them down, elevate their legs unless there’s a lower body injury. Keep them warm and reassure them if they stop breathing or have no pulse start CPR immediately.
What is hypo perfusion?
Medical condition where there is no in adequate blood flow to an organ or tissue, this reduces the supply of oxygen and nutrients which can lead to organ damage or failure
Perfusion triangle what does it include?
Heart, blood vessels and blood
What are causes of shock?
Trauma, severe bleeding, heart problems, severe infections or allergic reactions
What is shock?
Critical condition brought on by the sudden drop in blood flow through the body shock keeps organs from getting in blood or oxygen
What is cardiogenic and what causes it
Life-threatening condition where the heart can pump enough blood to meet the bodies needs this leads to reduce blood flow and oxygen to vital organs often caused by severe heart attack or other heart problems
-causes a severe heart attack myocardial infarction
What is neurogenic and what causes it
Condition in what you have trouble keeping your heart rate blood pressure and temperature stable because of damage to your nervous system after a spinal cord injury
-causes are diabetes, HIV/AIDS and shingles
What is septic and what causes it
Life condition that occurs when the body immune system overreact to an infection leading to widespread inflammation and organ damage
-causes are bacterial infections, viral infections, fungal infections, and parasitic infections
What is anaphylactic?
Severe potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs when immune system releases the flow of chemicals, causing symptoms like difficulty, breathing swelling and a drop in blood pressure. Common triggers include food in six things medication
Compensated stage of shock
Pre-shock
Body initially tries to maintain adequate blood pressure and organ perfusion through a compensatory mechanism, like increased heart rate and vessel restriction with signs like tachycardia and pale cool skin
Irreversible stage of shock
Stage three or refractory shock
severe organ damage, and a high mortality rate as the body’s compensatory mechanisms have failed leading to record deterioration of the cardio Vascular system
What is hemorrhaging?
The release of blood from a broken blood vessel either inside or outside the body
Types of bleeds
Arterial, venous, capillary
Arterial bleeding
Occurs when an artery is damaged, causing blood flow, rapidlyand forcefully from that wound
Venous bleeding
Occurs on a vein is damaged, allowing blood to flow out of the vessel and into the surrounding tissue
Capillary bleeding
Occurs when small blood vessels called capillaries are damaged
Largest artery and vein
Largest artery is aorta
Largest vein is vena cava
Clotting and how long does it typically take?
Homeostasis is a natural process for your body stops, bleeding after an injury by forming a clot typically within a few minutes
Average time range for blood to clot is about 10 to 13 seconds
Tourniquets
When is it used?
How do you apply an improvised tourniquet?
A device often a white strap used to stop life-threatening bleeding in a limb by constricting blood flow
-use a tourniquet when direct pressure or other methods fail to control severe bleeding from your limb
-apply the tourniquet above the wound never placed a tourniquet over a joint
Signs and symptoms of internal bleeding
Pain, cruising nausea and vomiting, chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, rapid heart rate and shallow, breathing, called Climie, skin, blood, and urine or stool
-symptoms can be abdominal swelling, rectal bleeding, vaginal bleeding, joint pain or swell
General care for internal bleeding
They person down, raise their legs above the level of their heart and not giving them anything to eat or drink. Seek medical attention.
Characteristics of open wounds
Breaking skin exposing underlying tissues to external environment, can be characterized by bleeding pain and potential for infection