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Delivery of O2 and removal of CO2

- Requires a pump (heart), fluid (blood), and vessels

Perfusion




inadequate flow of blood: i.e. SHOCK

Hypoperfusion




shock resulting from blood or fluid loss

- can be a result of bleeding, burns, or dehydration

Hypovolemic shock




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widespread vasodilation

- can be caused by SEPSIS

Distributive shock




- Severe infection that has an initial point then spreads throughout
bloodstream

- Toxins from infection destroy vessel walls, leading to capillary
permeability & reduced intravascular fluid

Sepsis




POWR: Position (supine), O2, Warmth, Rapid transport

How to treat septic shock?




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loss of control of muscular tone of blood vessels (due to a spinal cord injury
& damage to the nervous system)

Neurogenic shock




hypotension and bradycardia (only vagus signal bc of sympathetic damage)

- usually warm, dry skin below injury (unlike other types of shock)

Symptoms of neurogenic shock




Severe allergic reaction that leads to widespread vasodilation

Anaphylactic shock




- Increased vascular permeability




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- Bronchoconstriction

- Stridor

- Hives, edema, itching

Anaphylactic shock symptoms




- linear, depressed, open, basilar

4 types of skull fractures




A simple crack in the skull

- least deadly

- most common

- usually perpendicular to suture in skull

Linear skull fracture




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