What are the causes of shock in the elderly?

summary

Shock is a severe coma, usually caused by illness. Most of the patients with shock are elderly and children. In general, people with excessive blood loss are most likely to cause shock, which may also be caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart. So, what are the clinical causes of senile shock? Next, let me give you a detailed explanation.

What are the causes of shock in the elderly?

Hypovolemic shock is caused by severe water loss or massive blood loss, such as bleeding, vomiting, diarrhea, large area burn, fracture, etc.

Septic shock is caused by pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, Rickettsia, protozoa, fungi and their metabolites (endotoxin, exotoxin, etc.).

Cardiogenic shock is caused by a variety of cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial contractility decline, cardiac ejection dysfunction or vascular blood flow disorder, which leads to severe pump failure.

matters needing attention

If in normal life, when the elderly people around have shock phenomenon, as children, for the health of the elderly, they need to lead patients to the hospital for detailed examination as soon as possible, so as not to bring crisis to the life safety of patients.