Question

An elderly man who was stabbed several times has a puncture wound in the left anterior chest walls in the region of the fourth or fifth rib. There is minimal bleeding from the chest wound. The initial blood pressure reading was 120/70 mm Hg, but dropped to 102/86 mm Hg. This is an example of:

Answer 1

Hypovolemic. Shock

Step-by-step explanation:

Excessive blood loss causes a drop in blood pressure. This is called hypovolemic shock.