Mr. Eisner, age 43, sustained severe burns while welding a gasoline tank that he

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Mr. Eisner, age 43, sustained severe burns while welding a gasoline tank that he had removed from a truck. He had ful-thickness burns on his face and bald head and on both of his arms and hands- as well as a mixture of superficial and deep partial-thickness burns on his anterior trunk. His genital area, lower extremities, and posterior body were not burned. After assessment and emergency stabilization, Mr. Eisner was transported to a regional burn Center for care. "My husband is in the Intensive Care Unit, and they said something about him being in shock, " said Mrs. Eisner. Detail how you would educate Mrs. Eisner about shock.

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Shock is a critical medical condition that arises due to low blood supply throughout the body. There are number of reasons for this condition more commin being serious injury. In shock, the heart fails to maintain normal blood supply to vital organs due to which supply of oxygen and nutrients to body organs is curtailed which affects these organs . The signs and symptoms of shock include low blood pressure, overbreathing (hyperventilation); a weak and rapid pulse, decreased urine flow (oliguria); and a sense of great anxiety and confusion.

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