Shock

People can go into shock when their blood pressure becomes so low that the body's cells don't receive enough blood and therefore don't receive enough oxygen.

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Reviewed January 2009

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Title:	Shock
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Shock is when you don't have enough blood circulating around your body. The lack of blood circulation caused by shock is a life-threatening medical emergency. Some of the many causes of medical shock include uncontrolled bleeding, severe burns and spinal injury. Emotional distress or sudden fright in response to a traumatic event is also often called 'shock'.
Date:	Sep 2008

Title:	Naloxone for shock
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	When people go into shock, their blood pressure drops and may be too low to sustain life. One theory about the cause of this is the effect of opiates the body produces after major blood loss or trauma. Naloxone is a drug that counteracts the effects of...
Date:	Apr 2003

Title:	Vasopressors for shock
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Circulatory shock is broadly defined as circulatory failure including low blood pressure and the body's inability to maintain organ perfusion and to meet oxygen demands. Up to every third patient may be admitted to the intensive care unit because of cir...
Date:	Mar 2004

Title:	Timing and volume of fluid administration for patients with bleeding
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	About one third of injury deaths are due to shock from blood loss. Preventing shock in people with uncontrolled bleeding is, therefore, very important and is generally done by giving fluids intravenously. The aim is to maintain blood pressure and reduce...
Date:	Apr 2003

Title:	Medical anti-shock trousers (pneumatic anti-shock garments) for circulatory support in patients with trauma
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	About one third of injury deaths are due to shock from blood loss. Preventing shock in people with uncontrolled bleeding is therefore vital. Treatment aims to maintain blood pressure, so that tissue damage is minimised. Medical anti-shock trousers (MAST...
Date:	Jun 1999

Title:	Hives explained
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Hives (urticaria) is a skin rash characterised by circular weals of reddened and itching skin. It is an allergic reaction, which means the immune system responds to a substance as if it were toxic. Treatment options include medications and avoiding known triggers.
Date:	May 2008

Title:	Postnatal phenobarbital for the prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a major problem of preterm birth. Large bleeds in the centre of the brain can cause disability or death in the preterm baby. Unstable blood pressure and blood flow to the brain are believed to cause IVH. The drug phe...
Date:	May 2007

Title:	First aid - broken bones
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Bones are living things so if they are broken they will leak out blood into the surrounding tissue. Fractures are painful.
Date:	Apr 2006

Title:	Dopamine versus dobutamine for hypotensive preterm infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Hypotension may cause brain injury and other serious problems for preterm babies (born before 37 weeks). Treatment aims to maintain blood flow to the brain and other organs, by using fluids or drugs to increase blood pressure. Inotrope drugs, including ...
Date:	May 2003

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