Hypovolemic Shock

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My essay is on the Hypovolemic (hypo = low + volemic = volume) shock. This type of shock is very interesting to me, you can tell when somebody is in Hypovolemic shock because they usually aren't acting normal and they are pale and sweaty. It occurs when somebody looses A LOT of fluids, usually blood, which causes poor perfusion and can lead to multiple organ failures. If you are in Hypovolemic shock, you want to be in the Compensated stage, you have a better chance of survival. If you become Decompensated, you are very close to entering irreversible shock. You can enter Hypovolemic shock by having severe bleeding, blood lose, blood donation, lose of blood plasma, having Systemic capillary leak syndrome if you decrease your intake of water, …show more content…
Stage two of Hypovolemic shock has 15%-30% blood loss, your systolic blood pressure is normal but your diastolic blood pressure is high most of your vitals start to rise as your loosing blood, while your heart rate starts to increase. You become weak, restless and sweaty, which can cause you to enter stage three of Hypovolemic shock with the loss of even more fluids. Stage three of Hypovolemic shock has 30%- 40% blood loss, your vitals have now started to become undetectable and/or irregular, you are sweating permissibly and weak. You become confused and agitated and cool to the touch. Finally, you enter stage four of Hypovolemic shock which is the final stage of Hypovolemic shock. In this stage, you can become so weak that you can actually die. Your pulse can become so weak that it can not be felt. You become extremely pale, Lethargy, and even enter a coma.
You can treat Hypovolemic shock, but there are two ways to treat it. Compensated Hypovolemic shock is treated by laying in the lying position, stopping the bleeding, and starting an IV with fluids. Decompensated Hypovolemic shock is a little more detailed and time oriented to treat. You have to lay in the lying position with your legs elevated, stop the bleeding, start an IV for blood transfusion, give oxygen through a bag mask,
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