Question

You are reassessing a young female who sustained blunt trauma to the chest in a motor vehicle collision. What assessment finding best indicates that she is deteriorating and in the decompensatory phase of shock?
A) Blood pressure 88/50 mmHg
B) Blood continuing to ooze from an abdominal laceration
C) Heart rate 100 beats per minute
D) Restless and confused mental status

Answer 1

C) heart rate 100 beats per minute