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Caused Basic Trauma Fluid Shock Pump Failure Heart

Front What are the three basic causes of shock?
Back The three basic causes of this are:

1. Pump failure (caused by: heart attack, trauma to heart, and obstructive causes).
2. Low fluid volume (caused by: trauma to vessels or tissues, and fluid loss from GI tract),
and,
3. Poor vessel function (caused by: infection, drug overdose, spinal cord injuries, and anaphylaxis).

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