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First Aid/CPR/AED Chapter 9 Shock Study
Questions With Verified Answers.
Is shock a condition resulting only from severe blood loss? - answer✔False, no
Signs and symptoms of Shock - answer✔Apprehension, anxiety, restlessness or irritability
Altered level of consciousness
Nausea or vomiting
Pale, ashen, grayish, cool, moist skin
Rapid breathing
Rapid, weak heartbeat
Excessive thirst
2 conditions that frequently result in shock in children - answer✔Severe vomiting or diaherra
What can cause shock? - answer✔Bleeding, Bee sting or Heart attack
When shock occurs, the body prioritizes its need for blood. Where does it send it first? -
answer✔The brain, heart and lungs
What is included in the care for shock? - answer✔Controlling external bleeding when present
Having the person lie down
Helping the person maintain a normal body temperature
Which body systems are affected by shock? - answer✔All the body systems;
Cardiogenic shock - answer✔Resulting from failure of the heart to pump enough oxygenated
blood. Related to trauma, disease(diabetes or cardiovascular disease), poisoning or respiratory
distress
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11/14/2024 12:19 PM
First Aid/CPR/AED Chapter 9 Shock Study
Questions With Verified Answers.
Is shock a condition resulting only from severe blood loss? - answer✔False, no
Signs and symptoms of Shock - answer✔Apprehension, anxiety, restlessness or irritability
Altered level of consciousness
Nausea or vomiting
Pale, ashen, grayish, cool, moist skin
Rapid breathing
Rapid, weak heartbeat
Excessive thirst
2 conditions that frequently result in shock in children - answer✔Severe vomiting or diaherra
What can cause shock? - answer✔Bleeding, Bee sting or Heart attack
When shock occurs, the body prioritizes its need for blood. Where does it send it first? -
answer✔The brain, heart and lungs
What is included in the care for shock? - answer✔Controlling external bleeding when present
Having the person lie down
Helping the person maintain a normal body temperature
Which body systems are affected by shock? - answer✔All the body systems;
Cardiogenic shock - answer✔Resulting from failure of the heart to pump enough oxygenated
blood. Related to trauma, disease(diabetes or cardiovascular disease), poisoning or respiratory
distress
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