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Shock
A condition in which a person cannot circulate enough blood (which carries oxygen and nutrients) to the vital organs in the body. If shock persists, various parts of the body will stop working, and the person will die.
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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What is the definition of shock?
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What are the causes of a person to go into shock?
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What are the symptoms of shock from seeing something disturbing like mutilation and murder?
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what is vascular shock?
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Will insulin shock kill someone?
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What occurs during anaphalactic shock?
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What is the treatment of exhibitionism ? Shock?
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What causes a shock patient to have so many fume.
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A 36-year old asked:
Can an electic shock cause you to get polymyalgia?
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What are the signs of altered mental status 2 shock?
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How can you recover from a sudden shock of bereavement?
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A 47-year old asked:
Has anyone had shock treatment for cigarette cessation?
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A male asked:
I had a shock of pain go up my spine, what could that mean?
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A 41-year old asked:
How likely is someone to go into shock after smoking a lot of weed?
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A 36-year old asked:
If I have symptoms of shock, would I be too weak to say I have shock?
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A 67-year old female asked:
What is causing an electrical shock feeling in my head, but no real pain?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can psychotherapy prevent an attraction to the opposite sex? Heard they used shock treatment in 70s.
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A 62-year old female asked:
I have trilrgrial neugria I'm on trilepal it's depleting my sodium. What is a good med to stop the shocks?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I went to plug in my phone and felt a very small shock. Should I be worried? I feel fine, just nervous now.
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A 20-year old female asked:
I went to plug in my phone and felt a very small shock. Should I be worried? I feel fine, just nervous now.
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A 19-year old male asked:
What kind of adverse effects can being severely shocked (surprised) have on a young boy (14-15 years of age)?
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A 41-year old male asked:
At times i develop static electric charges and feel shock on touching metal objects how can i avoid or treat this issue?
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A 33-year old asked:
I bike a fair amount and have had sharp, shock-like neck pains for a few seconds in the past few days, what could these be?
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A 43-year old asked:
I am having electrical shock tingling itching sensations all over my body, bilaterally including sometimes? What should I do?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I fell and there is a terrible pain in my lower right back and if I move wrong it sends a burning shock of pain down my butt cheek?
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I get a strange sensation that starts in my head and goes through my body. It feels like a quick shock wave. It happens when I am walking.
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A member asked about a 58-year old male:
In hypovolaemic shock stage 3/4 (but unrecognized by family members), how long does it take for BP to drop deathly low, is it a matter of minutes?
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A 37-year old male asked:
my meter and doc's both indicate my glucose 987 consistently. he was shocked at that high #. i don't why i'm still living. what to do to lower it?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Something is wrong with my back,It is very sore, and if i move quickly or in a certain way , it sends a horrible shock to my head. How can i fix it?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Smoked 12 ys. quit 4 days ago. Feel great but today i have sporadic little shocks and tingles over my body. It's not painful but am nervous. Normal?
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