Question

A small child has lost a large amount of blood from a leglaceration with fracture. You see that the child does not make eye contact with rescuers and his skin is mottled. What do

these elements of assessment tell you? The child is
A. Very frightened
B. Scared to move at all
C. In respiratory distress
D. In cardiovascular shock

Answer 1

D) In cardiovascular shock. The child has now entered cardiovascular shock

Answer 2

D. The child is in cardiovascular shock. This happens when too many traumas happen at one time and are to severe to process and heal the body itself, so the whole system shuts down.