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Does a child compensate for shock better than an adult?
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Can an adult shock go through child pads on an aed?
No it can't; you must use adult AED pads for an adult & child AED pads for a child.
How does the body compensate for hypovolemic shock?
early sign of hypovolemic shock
What if you need child pads but there are no child pads can you use adult aed pads?
If the child is older than 8 or 55 pounds, it is OK to use adult pads. If not, do not use adult pads as the shock will be too much.
Are there child and adult pads on an AED?
Child AED pads may not deliver enough energy, so they are not appropriate to use for an adult.
When the body cannot compensate for uncontrollable bleeding the result is?
Shock
Can electric shock cause high blood pressure?
Not necessarily. Your body will try to compensate when it is in shock by raising the heartbeat (thereby increasing blood pressure). But sometimes the body can not compensate adequately. In this case, your blood pressure may not increase.
Can you use a child AED for an adult?
You can however the real question would be if it will be enough energy to resuscitate an adult. Chances are probably not. The AED should have both of the sizes of pads inside of it. If not then it needs to be serviced by the Manufacturer.
What are the differences in adult grief child grief?
With adult grief it is expected that parents will die sooner or later before their children or, in some cases younger people have no reason to feel someone as young as a friend; sibling, etc., will die because of their youth. Although the grief is intense at any age when a parent loses a child it is a great shock because all parents go through life feeling they will die before their children and suddenly the shock of a child dying is more than most parents can bare as they have only had their child such a short time.
What size aed pads should be use for a child less than 8 years of age?
If the child is a pediatric patient, an adult size AED pad may be used. This is only an option when child sizes are not available.
Is 1 joul shock made by defibrilator harmful to an adult?
In a healthy adult, this shouldn't be enough to cause any fatal dysrhythmias.
Is ssd or shock resistant better?
Yes
Is the pool clean when kid vomits in it?
If a child or for that matter an adult vomits in the pool you should clear the pool clean out the material vomited into the pool by netting skimming and vacuuming. Shock the pool and leave overnight to be on the safe side.
