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Blood Pressure Remember Drops Children Infants Patients Maintain

Front What should you remember about blood pressure drops in children and infants?
Back Remember that these patients can maintain their blood pressure until they have lost more than half their blood volume. By the time their blood pressure drops in shock, they are close to death.

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