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| When the body has lost the battle to maintain perfusion to vital organs. Even if adequate vital signs return, the patient may die days later due to organ failure? |
IRREVERSIBLE SHOCK |
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| Occurs when the body can no longer compensate for low blood volume or lack of perfusion. Late signs such as decreasing blood pressure become evident? |
DECOMPENSATED SHOCK |
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MichaelMorano Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:55:28 GMT |
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| Hypoperfusion due to nerve paralysis resulting in the dilation of blood vessels that increases that volume of the circulatory system beyond the point where it can be filled? |
NEUROGENIC SHOCK |
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| Shock resulting from blood loss? |
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK |
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| Shock resulting from blood or fluid loss? |
HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK |
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| Patients suffering from myocardial infaraction or heart attack, may develop shock from the inadequate pumping of blood by the heart? |
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK |
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| The major artery supplying the thigh? |
FEMORAL ARTERY |
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| The major artery of the upper arm? |
BRACHIAL ARTERY |
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| A bulky dressing held in position with a tightly wrapped bandage to apply pressure to help control bleeding? |
PRESSURE DRESSING |
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| What is the most common and affective way to control bleeding? |
DIRECT PRESSURE |
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| What are the major methods of controlling bleeding? |
-DIRECT PRESSURE
-ELEVATION
-PRESSURE POINTS |
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| Why does an altered mental status occur? |
THE BRAIN DOES NOT RECEIVE ENOUGH OXYGEN |
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| Bleeding which is characterized by bright red blood and as rapid, profuse, and difficult to control? |
ARTERIAL BLEEDING |
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| Bleeding which is characterized by a slow, oozing flow of blood? |
CAPILLARY BLEEDING |
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| Bleeding which is characterized by dark red or maroon blood and has a steady flow, easy to control? |
VENOUS BLEEDING |
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| What is the bodies natural response to bleeding? |
CONSTRICT THE INJURED BLOOD VESSELS AND CLOTTING |
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| About how much blood volume does a 1 year old infant have? |
800 CC |
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| How much blood loss is considered serious for an infant? |
150 CC |
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| How much blood loss is considered serious for a child? |
500 CC |
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| How much blood loss is considered serious for an average adult? |
1 LITER (1,000 CC) |
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| What is the color of capillary blood? |
BETWEEN BRIGHT RED AND DARK RED |
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| Is usually slow and oozing due to their small size and low pressure? |
CAPILLARY BLEEDING |
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| Besides the heart, what else can an embolism cause complications with? |
THE BRAIN AND LUNGS |
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| What is the danger of a large venous bleed especially in the neck? |
AN AIR BUBBLE (EMBOLISM) CAN BE CARRIED DIRECTLY TO THE HEART INTERFERING WITH THE HEARTS RHYTHM. |
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| Why is venous blood darker in color? |
BECAUSE IT ALREADY PASSED IT'S O2 TO THE CELLS AND PICKED UP CO2 AND WASTES. |
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| Is usually dark red or maroon in color? |
VENOUS BLEEDING |
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| What is the most difficult bleeding to control? |
ARTERIAL BLEEDING |
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| What drops during arterial bleeding? |
SYSTOLIC PRESSURE |
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| Is kind of bleeding is usually bright red in color? |
ARTERIAL BLEEDING |
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| External bleeding can be classified as? |
-ARTERIAL BLEEDING
-VENOUS BLEEDING
-CAPILLARY BLEEDING |
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| Bleeding, especially severe bleeding? |
HEMORRHAGE |
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| What is most sensitive to inadequate perfusion? |
-THE CELLS AND TISSUES OF THE BRAIN
-SPINAL CORD
-KIDNEYS- |
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| What is the main reason for the cause of hypoperfusion? |
SEVERE BLEEDING OR HEMMORRHAGE |
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