Until recently, injuries caused by external violence were regarded as strictly local problems,
without systemic consequences for the circulatory system. Treatment was directed to the …

This is a review of the historical and current theories of shock arising as a result of trauma or
surgical interference. Several of the proposed explanations have lacked confirmation by …

Traumatic shock in multiple trauma patients essentially represents hypovolemic shock in
association with the effects and sequelae of tissue damage. The primary factor rendering the …

The word shock as currently used covers essentially the following conditions: 1. Primary
shock, characterized by direct reduction of blood pressure and other less precisely defined …

WALTER B.(CANN (O) N reduced. In clinical studies carried on by Keith" during the War the
reduction ranged from I 5 to nearly 5o per cent. An analysis of his cases showed that if the …

Shock-like states are typical systemic reactions of severe trauma. Although in most severely
injured patients, hemorrhagic shock is responsible for circulatory instability, continuous …

Three principal factors must be considered in initial fluid therapy in the treatment of shock:(a)
blood volume deficit;(b) oxygen transport capacity; and (c) metabolic requirement of water …

The “lung in shock” syndrome is a constellation of early morphologic changes in the lung
within 1 hour after polytrauma as indicated by human lung biopsies. A hypovolemic …

SHOCK has long been a recognized clinical entity and has served as the subject of
numerous experimental studies. The real stimulus for more detailed observation and inves …

Definition. Traumatic shock is a general bodily state occurring after wounds and
characterized by persistent low arterial pressure, rapid pulse, pallor, sweating, and …