Hypotension is blood pressure that has dropped below normal levels. Hypotension is lethal if it is severe enough. Lower percentages correspond to lower blood pressure.
Caused by:
- Blood Loss (scales depending on how much blood loss)
- Traumatic Shock
- Anesthesia
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Sodium Nitroprusside (reduces blood pressure by 45%)
- Nitroglycerin (reduces blood pressure by 45%)
- Cardiac Arrest (sets blood pressure to the minimum)
- Cardiac Tamponade (halves blood pressure)
Effects:
- Fibrillation
- Confusion (at 30% or less)
- Pale Skin (at 50% or less)
- Blurred Vision (at 55% or less)
- Headache (at 60% or less)
- Lightheadedness (at 60% or less)
- Hypoxemia (at 70% or less)
- Hyperventilation (at 80% or less)
Treatments:
- Treating the causes
- Blood Packs
- Saline
- Ringer’s Solution
- AutoPulse
- Adrenaline
- Deusizine
- CPR