Question

A client arrived at the emergency department after suffering multiple physical injuries including a fractured pelvis from a vehicular accident. Upon assessment, the client is incoherent, pale, and diaphoretic. Vital signs are as follows: temperature of 97°F (36.11° C), blood pressure of 60/40 mm Hg, heart rate of 143 beats/minute, and a respiratory rate of 30 breaths/minute. The client is suffering from which of the following shock?

Answer 1

Answer: Hypovolemic

Explanation:

This is an emergency condition in which the patient has lost great amounts of blood or fluid and it's now experiencing volume depletion.

The patient's heart is unable to pump enough blood to compensate for the loss. The skin becomes pale, the heart rate greatly increases and it could end in critical failure of several organs.

If a person loses about a fifth of the regular amount of blood, the body will enter into hypovolemic shock.