SHOCK

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Shock is usually present after incidents such as injury, sudden illness, or accident following pain.

It is a depression of the vital parts in the medulla oblongata due to insufficient blood in flow.

An important effect to point out in shock is a lowered blood pressure.

Shocks are of two (2) types.

Types of Shock

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☣ Primary shock

☣ Secondary shock

Primary shock mostly happens exactly at the time of the incident.

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Secondary shock does not develop immediately till after several hours or days. There are two categories under this class:

☣ Oligaemic shock; when the body tissues has been damaged with presence of blood loss, this type of shock is likely to occur.

It occurs in cases like: Haemorrhage, fracture, burns & scalds, after surgical procedures, and in cases of severe vommitting & diarrhoea.

☣ Neurogenic shock; neurogenic shock is triggered by emotional reactions, like in fear, witnessing an accident, being overtaken by a sad news.

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Signs of Shock

These are symptoms to watch out for when a person is a state of shock or about to be in shock:

☣ Slow pulse which gradually intensifies.

☣ Breathing becomes faster and shallow.

☣ The skin becomes pale and cold to touch due
to limited blood supply to the skin.

☣ Body temperature drops below normal.

☣ Significant lowered blood pressure.

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Treatment of Shock

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Since during the state of shock there is loss of body fluids. It is important to replace loss fluids to the body by blood transfusion in a medical center.
Anyways before getting to the hospital, these precautions could be taken:

☣ Lay the patient down where the incident occurred with the head turned to the side.

☣ To help the flow of blood back to the brain, raise the lower part of the body.

☣ Ensure the environment is not over heated or crowded to avoid further loss of body fluids.

☣ Do not offer stimulants to patient.

☣ Loosen up tight clothings.

☣ Reassure patient continuously.

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