Question

Your patient is a​ 29-year-old man who works in a​ meat-processing plant. he received a knife wound in the proximal anteromedial​ thigh, which is continuing to bleed on your arrival. he is restless and thirsty and has​ pale, cool skin. he has a weak radial pulse of 130 and a blood pressure of​ 118/88 mmhg. this patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with a class​ ________ hemorrhage.

Answer 1

Your patient is a​ 29-year-old man who works in a​ meat-processing plant. he received a knife wound in the proximal anteromedial​ thigh, which is continuing to bleed on your arrival. he is restless and thirsty and has​ pale, cool skin. he has a weak radial pulse of 130 and a blood pressure of​ 118/88 mmhg. this patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with a class​ II hemorrhage.

- Class II hemorrhage i determined if a patient's blood loss ranges from 15 to 30% of the blood volume, and Fluid resuscitation with crystalloid plus a blood transfusion is a must with this type of patient.