68W10 Fieldcraft 1 (Shock) exam questions and verified correct answers 2023

What is the casualty's systolic blood pressure if they have a pulse in the following locations: carotid, femoral and radial. - correct answer Carotid 60mmHg, Femoral 70mmHg and Radial 80mmHg. What is anaphylactic shock? - correct answer Anaphylactic shock is the body's hypersensitive reaction to the antigen causing severe bronchospasm and vasodilation. How do the signs and symptoms of neurogenic shock differ from the other types of shock? - correct answer Usually comes with a spinal cord injury, as well as bradycardia, warm dry skin, oriented and lucid in supine position. Neurogenic shock is caused by: - correct answer Neurogenic shock is usually caused by spinal cord injury. What is distributive shock? - correct answer Distributive shock occurs when the vascular container enlarges without a proportional increase in the fluid volume. What is cardiogenic shock? - correct answer Cardiogenic shock occurs when the hearts pumping mechanism no longer functions correctly which results in inadequate perfusion to the tissue and organs. "Pump Failure". Hypovolemic shock occurs when you lose more than ______________ of your body's bloody supply. - correct answer Hypovolemic shock occurs when you lose more than 20% of your body's blood supply. What systolic blood pressure must be maintained for perfusion of vital organs? - correct answer A BP of at least 80mmHg must be maintained to properly perfuse organs. What is the solution of choice for burn casualties? - correct answer Lactated Ringer's is the choice solution for burn casualties.