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Bleeding and Shock

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