A 24-year-old man is bleeding profusely. You suspect he is in hemorrhagic shock. His blood pressure is dropping, and his heart rate is beginning to slow. What stage of shock is this patient in?
A) Compensated B) Deadly C) Hypotensive D) Decompensated
Question 2
When responding to a multiple-casualty incident, staging refers to which of the following?
A) Setting up a triage center from the back of your ambulance
B) Waiting in a designated location until called upon by the designated sector officer
C) Keeping a log of all patients transported
D) Staying on station until called upon to receive a patient
Composition of blood.
Ischemic compression (i.e., direct pressure) to a trigger point in the trapezius muscle.
Measuring the client’s blood pressure
Palpating for rebound tenderness: Rapid release of pressure
Pressure
How skeletal muscle activity encourages blood flow through veins