Bleeding and Shock
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| bleeding fromth nose is reffered to as? | Epistaxis |
| the point where an artery lies close to the surface of the skin over a bone is called a? | Pressure Point |
| insufficient supply of oxygen and other nutrients to the body is called? | Shock/Hypoperfusion |
| bright red spurting blood would indicate? | Arterial bleeding |
| dark red even flowing blood would indicate? | Venous bleeding |
| slowly oozing dark or intermediate colored blood would indicate? | capillary bleeding |
| the first method for controlling bleeding is? | direct pressure |
| ? are used only as a last result to control bleeding when all other methods have failed. | tourniquets |
| this large medical device forces blood up from the extremities to the vital organs? | PASG Pants |
| a blood disease that prevents normal activation of clotting mechanisms found in the blood. | Hemophilia |
| Type of shock resulting from decreased blood volume? | Hypovolemic shock |
| Type of shock generally created by mechanical obstruction or compression that prevents blood from reaching the heart? | Obstructive shock |
| Tpye of shock caused by an abnormal distribution of blood in the vessels or throughout the body? | Distributive shock |
| Type of shock usually cause by spinal cord or head injury causing the central nervous system to lose control of the vascular system | vaso/neurogenic shock |
| type of shock resulting from the bodies abnormal reaction to a foreign protien? | Anaphylactic shock |
| Type of shock resulting from toxins produced by a severe infection? | Septic shock |
| Type of shock resulting from inadequate pumping of the heart? | Cardiogenic shock |
| The stage of shock in which the body tries to maintain an adequate rate of perfusion? | Compensatory shock |
| In this stage of shock the body shunts blood away from the extremities and perfuses only the vital organs in an effort to maintain life? | Decompensatory shock |
| I n this final stage of shock the body has had severe organ injury and cannot be saved | Irreversible shock |
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