CHILDREN’S HEALTH: SHOCK
Emergency symptoms
Apply emergency treatment immediately.
Emergency treatment
1. Give essential life-saving first aid: take steps to stop bleeding and make sure the child’s airway is open.
2. Get professional help immediately. Call police or paramedic squad.
3. Keep the child lying flat with the head lower than the body (unless there is a head injury).
4. If there is a head injury, have the child lie flat without elevating the feet.
6. Do not offer food or water.
Symptoms: weakness; feeling faint; rapid, weak pulse; paleness; cold, clammy skin; cold sweat; chills; dry mouth; nausea; rapid, shallow breathing; restlessness; confusion.
Precaution
Shock can be fatal if the victim does not get immediate professional emergency care.
Shock is the term used to describe a sudden drop in blood pressure or a collapse of the circulatory system, which seriously reduces the blood supply to all parts of the body. Shock is an extremely dangerous condition; if it is not treated quickly it is usually fatal.
Generally, shock occurs when a great deal of blood or body fluid has been lost. It can also occur when blood vessels dilate (expand) and cause blood to pool or collect in one part of the body instead of circulating normally. The danger of shock exists in virtually every case of serious accident, injury, burn, or poisoning. Shock can also follow any of the following: severe infections; wounds or broken bones; hemorrhage (severe and uncontrolled bleeding); insect stings (in people who are allergic to the insect’s venom); excessive vomiting or diarrhea; heart attacks; or reaction to certain drugs.
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