I know it’s something to do with bloody flow changing but I just don’t understand it

  • Carrolade@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Shock (in medicine) is a bit of a catch-all term for “blood ain’t pumpin properly”. One example would be from blood loss, where the blood ain’t pumpin properly cuz there ain’t enough of it left in there.

    It kills you by depriving your organs of blood flow. There are lots of things that can cause this, from heart attacks to massive bleeding to huge infections in your bloodstream. (sepsis)

    • teft@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      This is the right answer. Shock is one of the things you learn about in battlefield medicine because it happens very often in conflicts.