TRAUMA #2 Flashcards
1
Q
SEVERE BLEEDING
A
HEMORRHAGE
2
Q
SHOCK RESULTING FROM BLOOD LOSS
A
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
3
Q
SUBSTANCES APPLIED AS POWDERS, DRESSINGS, GAUZE, OR BANDAGES TO OPEN WOUNDS TO STOP BLEEDING.
A
HEMOSTATIC AGENTS
4
Q
THE BODY’S INABILITY TO ADEQUATELY CIRCULATE BLOOD TO THE BODY’S CELLS TO SUPPY THEM WITH OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS.
A
HYPOPERFUSION
5
Q
SHOCK RESULTING FROM BLOOD OR FLUID LOSS/
A
HYPOVALEMIC SHOCK
6
Q
HYPOPERFUSION DUE TO NERVE PARALYSIS RESULTING IN THE DILATION OF BLOOD VESSELS THAT INCREASES THE VOLUME OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM BEYOND THE POINT WHERE IT CAN BE FILLED.
A
NEUROGENIC SHOCK