Hypothermia and Major Haemorrhage Quiz

Hypothermia is when the body has a low body temperature

True

Hypothermia can affect several functions of the body, specifically the heart, brain, and lungs. It can lead to difficulty breathing and slow the heart rate.

<p>Reasons why the body loses heat are Peripheral vasoconstriction, If body is cold, it preserves heat (for the core) by narrowing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metabolic acidosis is a condition in which the body's blood pH is too acidic, lower than 7.35, which is the normal blood pH.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metabolic acidosis impacts on function of enzymes (liver), tissues, organs. It can affect the way the body uses energy, especially the heart and lungs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Lethal Triad is a set of serious medical conditions that can occur in patients with major haemorrhage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coagulopathy is a condition in which the body's ability to clot blood is impaired.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coagulopathy can impact the body because it reduces the body's ability to form clots to stop bleeding which will lead to the patient losing red blood cells and clotting factors which are in blood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The symptoms of coagulopathy can vary depending on the severity, it can lead to excessive bleeding and bruising, including internal bleeding and difficulty stopping bleeding from minor cuts or injuries, which are common.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The clotting process begins when the body detects an injury, where it starts forming a clot by narrowing the blood vessel, which helps to prevent the patient from further blood loss. The clotting factors get exhausted quickly and start running out.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DIC is the process of clotting abnormality in which clotting factors gets exhausted quickly and starts running out. DIC (Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When clotting factors run out, the body is left with no clotting factors for forming big clots for major parts (for bleeding). A big part of that clotting process is the ability of the body, to stop bleeding fast.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the body forms too many micro clots, the body tries to break down the clots quickly by using an enzyme called hyperfibrinolysis. This occurs after the body has a major hemorrhage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tranexamic acid is a type of medicine called antifibrinolytic, which is used to help control excessive clotting. It is given to the patient, in the first three hours after the patient's injury.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Packed Red Blood cells are a type of blood product which has high Hb to increase Oxygen carrying capacity, contains very little clotting factors, and it has plasma which contains fibrinogen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cryoprecipitate is a type of blood product that contains a lot more fibrinogen than FFP, and also contains a small amount of fibrin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Platelets are blood cells that are needed to help the blood clot; they are used to stop bleeding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Major haemorrhage means a significant blood loss, which can be life-threatening if it's not treated correctly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The B P Formula is a way to help us understand how our blood pressure is controlled by our hearts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The blood volume is affected by three components: Preload, Afterload and Contractility.</p> Signup and view all the answers