Types of Shock for EMTs & Paramedics

Dan Limmer introduces the four types of shock, explains how shock affects cardiac output and blood pressure, and teaches you how to identify shock during patient assessment. This is a clip from one of Dan's Weekly NREMT Review sessions, available to members at https://EMTReview.com/ and https://ParamedicReview.com/. Whether it’s your first attempt or your fourth, we've got everything you need to pass the NREMT or NRP: Live reviews, study guides, practice exams, videos and articles, plus checklists and study plans to help keep you on track. 0:00 - The four types of shock 0:17 - Intro to hypovolemic shock 0:44 - Intro to cardiogenic shock 1:22 - Intro to distributive shock 2:26 - Intro to obstructive shock 3:21 - How shock affects cardiac output and blood pressure 6:18 - Patient presentation in shock 7:00 - Difference between compensated and decompensated shock 7:35 - What happens to pulse pressure in shock? 8:40 - The "trauma triad of death"