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Can shock be prevented?

Donna Hill Howes, RN
Donna Hill Howes, RN
Family Practitioner
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Learning how to prevent dehydration, heart disease, toxic poisoning, and other causes of shock will help to prevent it. Avoiding falls and injuries that lead to low blood pressure, blood loss, or spinal cord injury will help you to avoid shock. Treating the earliest symptoms of shock can help to prevent serious organ malfunction and complications that may arise from shock.

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