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===Reversible Causes=== | ===Reversible Causes=== | ||
''' | It's very important to '''learn these'''. If you don't, you might let people die who could have potentially been saved.<br> | ||
'''6H's''' | |||
*[[Hypoxia]] | *[[Hypoxia]] | ||
*[[Hypovolaemia]] | *[[Hypovolaemia]] | ||
*[[ | *Hydrogen ions ([[Acidosis]]) | ||
* [[Hyperkalaemia]] or [[Hypokalaemia]] | |||
* [[Hypoglycaemia]] | |||
*[[Hypothermia]] | *[[Hypothermia]] | ||
'''6T's''' | |||
*[[Tension | * Tablets or Toxins (Drug overdose) | ||
*[[ | *[[Tension pneumothorax]] | ||
*Cardiac [[tamponade]] | |||
*Thrombosis ([[MI| | *Trauma (leading to hypovolaemia) | ||
*Thrombosis ([[MI|Myocardial Infarction]]) | |||
*Thrombosis ([[PE|Pulmonary Embolism]]) | |||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 22 December 2009
Reversible Causes
It's very important to learn these. If you don't, you might let people die who could have potentially been saved.
6H's
- Hypoxia
- Hypovolaemia
- Hydrogen ions (Acidosis)
- Hyperkalaemia or Hypokalaemia
- Hypoglycaemia
- Hypothermia
6T's
- Tablets or Toxins (Drug overdose)
- Tension pneumothorax
- Cardiac tamponade
- Trauma (leading to hypovolaemia)
- Thrombosis (Myocardial Infarction)
- Thrombosis (Pulmonary Embolism)