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Shock is an acute process characterized by the body's inability to deliver adequate oxygen to meet the metabolic demands of vital organs and tissues. Insufficient oxygen at the tissue level is unable to support normal aerobic cellular metabolism, resulting in…

Pediatric Emergencies and Resuscitation

Injuries are the leading cause of death in American children and young adults and account for more childhood deaths than all other causes combined (see Chapter 13 ). Rapid, effective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for children is associated with survival…