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Monday, July 16, 2012

Definition of shock symptoms, causes and how to deal with it.

The definition of shock:



Shock is a medical condition, caused by a sharp drop in blood circulation to the body, and result in the non-arrival of blood or oxygen to vital organs enough to the human body.

What are the causes of trauma?

1 - when the body loses a large amount of blood as in the cases of bleeding.

2 - the sharp drop of the heart.

3 - When the body loses a large amount of fluids, as in cases of acute diarrhea.

4 - severe pain.

5 - severe allergies.

6 - electric shock.
The signs and symptoms of shock:
  1-be the face of an infected person, pale.
  2-the color of the skin is pale or blue, cold and damp to the touch.
  3-an increase in respiratory rate, and breathing becomes shallow and irregular.
  4-the pulse, rapid, and weak.
5-Sweating cold sweat from his forehead and his hands, and began to tremble violently, and his teeth chatter.
  6-the patient complains of extreme thirst, and may suffer nausea and vomiting.

   7-  in the final stages, the patient loses consciousness.


 * If treatment is not timely, the situation ends in death.

Ambulance shock:


 1 - Make sure that the patient is breathinig.

 2 - Place the patient in a position to lie on his back.

 3 - Lift the legs up a bit by putting on a chair or something high.

 4 - Mark head down so as to improve blood circulation in the body especially the brain, and
 once the blood supply to the brain, the patient begins to refer to awareness.

 5 - good ventilation and give oxygen if available.

 6 - Cover the patient, but avoid any attempt to increase body temperature, because
raising the surface temperature be dangerous in case of shock.

7 - Do not give victim anything by mouth.






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