Shock

  >>Overview

• Shock is a life-threatening condition
• When vital organs fail to get enough blood, shock results

    >> Causes

• Severe infections
• Allergic reactions
• Heat Stroke
• Trauma
• Poisoning
• Injury

  >> Symptoms

• Cool, clammy skin 
• Lackluster eyes 
• Dilated pupils 
• Vomiting/nausea 
• Feeling weak 
• Confusion 
• Excitement 
• Anxiety 
• Shallow/ slow breathing or rapid/ deep breathing 
• Weak and rapid pulse

  >> Treatment     Get emergency medical help.

•  Meanwhile Make the person lie down on the back Raise the legs above head level
• If raising the legs is painful, keep the person still Check for breathing
• If not breathing, do   Cardio pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Make the person comfortable by loosening tight clothes Cover the person with a blanket
• If vomiting or bleeding from mouth -turn the patient on the side Do not feed the person orally

    >> Prevention

• Learn ways of preventing shock 
• If you have a known allergy, carry emergency kits
• Teach family and friends how to use the kit