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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Medical

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Your patient is suffering from shock from seeing her husband’s head get chopped off by a ninja. What type of shock has the symptoms of increased pulse rate and decrease pulse amplitude?

Stage one
Decompensated
Compensated
Mid-stage

Explanation

Answer: B - Decompensated shock has the symptoms of increased pulse rate and decreased pulse amplitude. A falling systolic blood pressure is a late sign that is observed in decompensated shock. The skin color would be pale or cyanotic, cool, and moist. The pulse pressure will become narrower as the condition progresses.

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