Your patient is a young man who was the unrestrained driver of a car that struck a telephone pole. He is unconscious, has no external bleeding, and is breathing erratically. His blood pressure is 76/50, pulse rate present only at his carotid is 130 and weak. What stage of shock is the patient in?
A) Decompensated shock
B) Hypovolemic shock
C) Compensated shock
D) Irreversible shock
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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