A patient with spine, chest and abdominal injury in road traffic accident developed hypotension and bradycardia. Most likely reason is
Answer is neurogenic shock. It is usually due to spinal cord injury, which causes dilatation of splanchnic vessels. There will be bradycardia, hypotension, arrhythmias, and decreased cardiac output. Reference : SRB's Manual of Surgery, 6th Edition, page no = 106.
Hypovolemic shock
Hypovolemic + neurogenic shock
Hypovolemic + Septicemia
Neurogenic shock
Trauma