Question

You are dispatched to a 22 y/o male that crashed on his mountain bike and is c/o difficulty breathing. you arrive on scene to find the pt sitting up in the middle of the trail speaking in one to two word sentences and clutching the left side of his chest. upon further evaluation you discover that your pt has altered loc, bp of 110/76, hr 140 and tachypnea at 28 bpm. what state of shock is your pt in?

Answer 1

The answer to this question would be: Compensatory phase


In this question, the patient is having difficulty in breathing, altered level of consciousness, increased heart rate, and increased respiratory rate. In the compensatory phase of shock, the body will try to compensate the loss of fluid by increasing their function temporarily. This was done by increasing heart rate so the blood delivered into the body could be increased.
If the patient doesn't get any treatment, the organ will be tired after a while and then the patient condition will be progressively declined into the progressive phase.