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Shock
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Shock: Prevention
Learn ways to prevent heart disease, falls, injuries, dehydration, and other causes of shock. If you have a known allergy (for example, to insect bites or stings), carry an epinephrine pen. Your doctor will teach you how and when to use it.
Once someone is already in shock, the sooner shock is treated, the less damage there may be to the person's vital organs (like the kidney, liver, and brain). Early first aid and emergency medical help can save his or her life.
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• Definition
• Shock: Overview & Considerations
• Shock: Causes
• Shock: Symptoms & Signs
• Shock: Prevention
• Shock: First Aid
• Shock: Do Not
• Call Immediately for Emergency Medical Assistance if
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Anaphylaxis
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Dehydration
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Hypovolemic Shock
• Septic Shock
• Toxic Shock Syndrome
Tests & Exams
• Blood Pressure
• Pulse
Other Topics
• Bleeding
• Breathing Difficulties - First Aid
• Chest Pain
• Confusion
• CPR
• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Skin Discoloration - Bluish
• Spinal/Neck Injury
• Stress and Anxiety
• Sweating - Excessive
• Unconsciousness - First Aid
• Urine Output - Decreased
Review Date : 8/31/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by Todd Severson, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (2/18/2002).
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