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When people are in traumatic shock their blood pressure is high or low?
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∙ 11y ago
Low blood pressure.
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What type of shock involves blood loss?
traumatic shock
What is traumatic shock?
Traumatic shock is a condition that occurs when a person has been severely injured. This usually happens when there is severe blood loss or a long lack of oxygen to the brain.
Shock is a condition of?
A fall in blood pressure
What type of shock occurs when poisons or toxins in the blood cause vasodilation and the blood pressure drops?
Septic shock
Define shock not the electrical kind?
During shock, the blood supply to the brain reduces, and there is a fall in blood pressure of the person.
What is the common name for hypotension?
Shock or low blood pressure
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.
What are symptoms of delayed shock?
Pale skin, low blood pressure
What are signs of traumatic shock?
Signs of traumatic shock include weak and rapid pulse, shallow and rapid breathing, and pale, cool, clammy skin
What is psychogenic shock?
Psychogenic shock is generally a form of shock (low blood pressure) produced as a result of excessive excitement which causes stimulation of the vagus nerve and thus a dilation of the blood vessels.
What kind of shock is due to abnormal expansion of blood vessels and a rapid drop in blood pressure?
Vascular
A severe infection could decrease blood pressure by causing?
septic shock
