Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
What is an Artery?
Bleeding, especially severe bleeding.
What is Hemorrhage?
Is the first step in controlling any bleeding.
What is BSI?
When the patient is developing shock but the body is still able to maintain perfusion.
What is Compensated Shock?
When the brain is often deprived of oxygen you may see anxiety, restlessness, and combativeness. These are all known as ________
What is Altered Mental Status?
Vessels with valves that carry blood back to the heart.
What is a Vein?
Arterial, Venous, and Capillary bleeding are all known as this.
What is External Bleeding?
Is the most effective way to control external bleeding.
What is Direct Pressure?
Shock resulting from blood loss
What is hemorrhagic?
The first two vital signs to change when a person is in shock.
What is Respiratory rate and Pulse rate?
______ has several functions including, transportation of gases, nutrition, excretion, protection, and regulation.
What is Blood?
This type of bleeding is typically slow and oozing.
What is Capillary Bleeding?
Substance applied as powders, dressing, gauze or bandages to stop bleeding.
What is Hemostatic Agent?
Hypoperfusion due to nerve paralysis resulting in the dilation of blood vessels.
What is Neurogenic Shock?
Blood shunting from the GI organs causes
What is Nausea and Vomiting?
The adequate circulation of blood throughout the body.
What is Perfusion?
Severe external bleeding must by identified during this step of patient care.
What is Primary Assessment?
When using a _________, you must note the time of application, maintain visual monitoring of the wound site, and ensure effectiveness of this device.
What is a Tourniquet?
This is usually brought on by a heart attack.
What is Cardiogenic Shock?
_______ is a late sign of shock.
What is decreasing blood pressure?
Inadequate perfusion of the body's tissues and organs.
What is Shock?
_______ is the leading cause of internal injuries and bleeding.
What is Blunt trauma?
If you have bleeding to the _____ or ______ you should not apply direct pressure or attempt to stop the bleeding.
What is Ears or Nose?
This is when the body has lost the battle to maintain perfusion to vital organs. Even if adequate vital signs return the patient may die due to organ failure.
What is Irreversible shock?
When pressure receptors in the aorta and carotid artery sense decreased blood flow, they stimulate the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine into the blood stream. This is known as the _____________ response.
What is Fight or Flight?