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Shock In Trauma
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What is Shock?
Inadequate perfusion and oxygenation
of cells That leads to:
–Cellular dysfunction and damage
–Organ dysfunction and damage
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Why should you care?
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 High mortality - 20-90%
 Early the effects of O2 deprivation
on the cell are REVERSIBLE
 Early intervention reduces
mortality
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Types of shock
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• Hypovolemic
• Cardiogenic
• Obstructive
• Distributive
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Hypovolemic Shock
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Decreased Intravascular volume (Preload)
leads to Decreased Stroke Volume
 Blood loss: trauma, GI bleed, AAA rupture,
ectopic pregnancy
 Fluid loss: burns, vomiting, diarrhea,
dehydration, third spacing (e.g. pancreatitis,
bowel obstruction), Addisonian crisis, Diabetic
Ketoacidosis
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Cardiogenic Shock
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Decreased Contractility (Myocardial Infarction, myocarditis,
cardiomyopathy, Post resuscitation syndrome following cardiac
arrest)
Mechanical Dysfunction (Papillary muscle rupture post-MI,
Severe Aortic Stenosis, rupture of ventricular aneurysms etc.)
Arrhythmia (Heart block, ventricular tachycardia, SVT, atrial
fibrillation etc.)
Cardiotoxicity (B blocker and Calcium Channel Blocker
Overdose)
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Obstructive Shock
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Heart is working but there is a block to the outflow
• Massive pulmonary embolism
• Aortic dissection
• Cardiac tamponade
• Tension pneumothorax
Obstruction of venous return to heart
• Vena cava syndrome - e.g. neoplasms, granulomatous
disease
• Sickle cell splenic sequestration
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Distributive Shock
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Loss of Vessel tone
• Inflammatory cascade
• Sepsis and Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Anaphylaxis
• Post resuscitation syndrome following cardiac arrest
Decreased sympathetic nervous system function
• Neurogenic - C spine or upper thoracic cord injuries
Toxins
• Due to cellular poisons -Carbon monoxide,
methemoglobinemia, cyanide
• Drug overdose (a1 antagonists)
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Approach to Hemorrhagic Shock
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Background:
Hemorrhagic shock is caused by the loss of both
circulating blood volume and oxygen-carrying capacity.
The most common clinical etiologies are penetrating and
blunt trauma, gastrointestinal bleeding, and obstetrical
bleeding. Humans are able to compensate for a
significant hemorrhage through various neural and
hormonal mechanisms.
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Background
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Modern advances in trauma care allow patients to
survive when the adaptive compensatory mechanisms
become overwhelmed.
Although many clinical causes of shock exist, the basic
cellular derangement in all types involves an imbalance
of oxygen dynamics. Whenever cellular oxygen demand
outweighs supply, both the cell and the organism are in
a state of shock.
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Background
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On a multicellular level, the definition of shock becomes
more difficult because not all tissues and organs will
experience the same amount of oxygen imbalance for a
given clinical disturbance.
Clinicians struggle daily to adequately define and
monitor oxygen utilization on the cellular level and to
correlate this physiology to useful clinical parameters
and diagnostic tests.
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Pathophysiology
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Well-described responses to acute loss of circulating volume
exist.
• Teleologically, these responses act to systematically divert
circulating volume away from nonvital organ systems so that
blood volume may be conserved for vital organ function.
• Acute hemorrhage causes a decreased cardiac output and
decreased pulse pressure. These changes are sensed by
baroreceptors in the aortic arch and atrium. With a decrease
in the circulating volume, neural reflexes cause an increased
sympathetic outflow to the heart and other organs.
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Pathophysiology
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• The response is an increase in heart rate, vasoconstriction, and
redistribution of blood flow away from certain nonvital organs
such as the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and kidneys.
• Concurrently, a multisystem hormonal response to acute
hemorrhage occurs.
 Corticotropin-releasing hormone is stimulated directly. This
eventually leads to glucocorticoid and beta-endorphin
release.
 Vasopressin from the posterior pituitary is released, causing
water retention at the distal tubules.
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Pathophysiology
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 Renin is released by the juxtamedullary complex in
response to decreased mean arterial pressure, leading
to increased aldosterone levels and eventually to
sodium and water resorption.
 Hyperglycemia commonly is associated with acute
hemorrhage. This is due to a glucagon and growth
hormone–induced increase in gluconeogenesis and
glycogenolysis. Circulating catecholamines relatively
inhibit insulin release and activity, leading to
increased plasma glucose.
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Pathophysiology
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• The brain has remarkable autoregulation that keeps
cerebral blood flow constant over a wide range of systemic
mean arterial blood pressures.
• The kidneys can tolerate a 90% decrease in total blood flow
for short periods of time.
• With significant decreases in circulatory volume, intestinal
blood flow is dramatically reduced by splanchnic
vasoconstriction. Early and appropriate resuscitation may
avert damage to individual organs as adaptive mechanisms
act to preserve the organism.
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Age
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Hemorrhagic shock is tolerated differently, depending
on the preexisting physiologic state and, to some
extent, the age of the patient.
Very young and very old people are more prone to early
decompensation after loss of circulating volume.
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History
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Obtaining a clear history of the type, amount, and duration
of bleeding is very important. Many decisions in regard to
diagnostic tests and treatments are based on knowing the
amount of blood loss that has occurred over a specific time
period.
If the bleeding occurred at home or in the field, an estimate
of how much blood was lost is helpful.
For GI bleeding, knowing if the blood was per rectum or per
os is important. Because it is hard to quantitate lower GI
bleeding, all episodes of bright red blood per rectum should
be considered major bleeding until proven otherwise.
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History
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Bleeding because of trauma is not always identified easily.
The pleural space, abdominal cavity, mediastinum, and
retroperitoneum are all spaces that can hold enough blood
to cause death from exsanguination.
External bleeding from trauma can be significant and can
be underestimated by emergency medical personnel.
Scalp lacerations are notorious for causing large
underestimated blood loss.
Multiple open fractures can lead to the loss of several units
of blood.
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Physical
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• The general appearance of a patient in shock is very
dramatic. The skin will have a pale, ashen color,
usually with diaphoresis. The patient may appear
confused or agitated and may become obtunded.
• The pulse first becomes rapid and then becomes
dampened as the pulse pressure diminishes. Systolic
blood pressure may be in the normal range during
compensated shock.
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Physical
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• The conjunctivae are inspected for paleness, a sign of
chronic anemia. The nose and pharynx are inspected
for blood.
• The chest is auscultated and percussed to evaluate for
hemothorax. This would lead to loss of breath sounds
and dullness to percussion on the side of bleeding.
• The abdominal examination searches for signs of intra-
abdominal bleeding, such as distention, pain with
palpation, and dullness to percussion.
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Physical
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• The flanks are inspected for ecchymosis, a sign of
retroperitoneal bleeding.
• Ruptured aortic aneurysms are one of the most
common conditions that cause patients to present in
unheralded shock. Signs that can be associated with a
rupture are a palpable pulsatile mass in the abdomen,
scrotal enlargement from retroperitoneal blood
tracking, lower extremity mottling, and diminished
femoral pulses.
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Physical
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• The rectum is inspected. If blood is noted, take care
to identify internal or external hemorrhoids. On rare
occasion, these are a source of significant bleeding,
most notably in patients with portal hypertension.
• Patients with a history of vaginal bleeding undergo a
full pelvic examination. A pregnancy test is warranted
to rule out ectopic pregnancy.
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Primary Survey
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Airway:
Cervical Spine immobilization after neck examination
Breathing:
RR:
Equal air entry bilateral with no adventitious sounds.
Tenderness over the sternum.
SpO2:
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Primary Survey
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Circulation:
• major site of bleeding
• vital signs include
• Capillary refill time
• Neck veins
• External wound
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Primary Survey
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Disability
• GCS
• loss of cons, nausea or vomiting, bleeding per
orifices, transient amnesia and no fits.
• Pupils: equal bilateral and reactive to light.
• Blood sugar
Exposure
• Major bleeding
• Major deformity
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Secondary Survey
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The secondary examination is a head-to-toe, careful
examination that attempts to identify all injuries.
• The scalp is inspected for bleeding
• The mouth and pharynx are examined for blood
• The abdomen is inspected and palpated. Distention,
pain on palpation, and external ecchymosis are
indications of intraabdominal bleeding.
• The pelvis is palpated for stability. Crepitus or
instability may be an indication of a pelvis fracture,
which can cause life-threatening hemorrhage into
the retroperitoneum.
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Secondary Survey
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• Long bone fractures are noted by localized pain to
palpation and boney crepitus at the site of fracture.
All long bone fractures should be straightened and
splinted to prevent ongoing bleeding at the sites.
Femur fractures are especially prone to large blood
losses and should be immobilized immediately in a
traction splint.
• Further diagnostic tests are warranted to diagnose
intrathoracic, intra-abdominal, or retroperitoneal
bleeding.
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Lab Studies
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Generally, laboratory values are not helpful in acute
hemorrhage because values do not change from normal
until redistribution of interstitial fluid into the blood
plasma occurs after 8-12 hours.
Many of the derangements that eventually occur are a
result of replacing a large amount of autologous blood
with resuscitation fluids.
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Lab Studies
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Arterial blood gas may the most important laboratory value
in the patient in severe shock.
Acidosis is the best indicator in early shock of ongoing
oxygen imbalance at the tissue level.
• Metabolic acidosis is a sign of underlying lack of
adequate oxygen delivery or consumption and should
be treated with more aggressive resuscitation, not
exogenous bicarbonate.
• Life-threatening acidemia (pH <7.2) initially may be
buffered by the administration of sodium bicarbonate
to improve the pH
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Lab Studies
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A blood specimen for type and crossmatch should be
obtained as soon as the patient arrives.
For patients who are actively bleeding, 4 U of packed red
blood cells (PRBCs) should be prepared, along with 4 U
of fresh frozen plasma (FFP). Platelets may be obtained
as well, depending on the physician's estimation of the
likelihood of the need for platelet transfusion (less
commonly needed compared to FFP).
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Imaging Studies
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Imaging studies are aimed at identifying the source of
bleeding.
• X- Rays
• Fast
• eFast
• CT Scan
• Angiography can be used for diagnosis and
management of severe bleeding from pelvic fractures.
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Procedures
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage
• If more than 5 mL of blood is aspirated, the test result is
said to be grossly positive and laparotomy usually is
indicated.
• If blood is not aspirated, 1000 mL of warm lactated
Ringer solution is infused into the abdomen and then
allowed to drain out into the IV bag. The contents of the
bag are examined in the lab. A red blood cell count of
greater than 10,000 per mL is considered a
microscopically positive test result.
• white blood cell count greater than 500/mL; high levels
of amylase, lipase, or bilirubin; and particulate matter
that may be from an intraluminal source.
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Large-bore (12F) central resuscitation lines
Central venous access
Intra Oseos Line
Labarotomy
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