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
Blood and its components.
Rate of Residential Change, Past Year, in the United States
Treatment for Shock in the Medical Office
Apply direct pressure to the patient’s wound.
Direct pressure applied to a sinus reflex on the tip of a toe.
Functions and Properties of Blood