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ITLS 9th Edition4 component of perfusion - answer adequate volume, air, intact/functioning vascular
system and working pump
hypovolemic shock - answer inadequate fluid volume in the vascular system
high space hypovolemic shock - answer caused by a spinal injury or drug overdose
Mechanical shock - answer preventing the filling of the heart or obstructing blood flow
cardiogenic shock - answer Shock caused by inadequate function of the heart, or pump
failure.
neurogenic shock - answer blood flow stopped from a cervical/thoracic spinal injury
septic shock - answer blood flow to organs become impaired from infection
pulmonary contusion - answer hemorrhage into lung parenchyma and is secondary to
blunt trauma
Cardiac Contusion - answer a bruise to the heart wall caused by severe blunt trauma to
the chest where the heart is violently compressed between the sternum and the spinal
column
cardiac tamponade - answer Compression of the heart as the result of buildup of blood
or other fluid in the pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output.
tension pneumothorax - answer a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the
chest cavity is prevented from escaping
simple pneumothorax - answer a non-expanding collection of air around the lung.
hemothorax - answer a collection of blood in the pleural cavity
flail chest - answer fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that
allows for free movement of the fractured segment
Intracerebral Pressure - answericp increases, blood pressure increases, pulse
decreases (hyperventilating cause bp to increase)
what stops your assessment - answercardiac arrest, airway obstruction, unsafe scene
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