Hypotension

Description:

Hypotension is blood pressure that has dropped below normal levels. Hypotension is lethal if it is severe enough. Lower percentages correspond to lower blood pressure.

Caused By:

• Blood loss (scales depending on how much blood loss)
• Traumatic shock
• Anesthesia
• Irregular heartbeat
• Nitroglycerin (reduces blood pressure by 45%)
• Cardiac arrest (sets blood pressure to the minimum)
• Cardiac tamponade (halves blood pressure)

Effects:

• Fibrillation
• Confusion (at 30% or less)
• Pale skin (at 50% or less)
• Blurred vision (at 55% or less)
• Headache (at 60% or less)
• Lightheadedness (at 60% or less)
• Hypoxemia (at 70% or less)
• Hyperventilation (at 80% or less)

Treatments:

• Treating the causes
• Blood packs
• Saline
• Ringers solution
• Autopulse
• Adrenaline
• Deusizine
• CPR