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It is Halloween! Your best buddy was chased down by a vampire, and was caught. The vampire 'fed' on your buddy, but your buddy did not taste very good to the vampire, so the vampire only ate 1.5 L of blood before letting your buddy go. Assume that the vampire saliva did not have any components in it that would interfere with the normal physiological response to hemorrhage. Use the table below (describing events related to hemorrhage) Total blood volume (mL) Erythrocyte volume (mL) Plasma volume (mL) normal 1 hour after hemorrhage 18 hours post hemorrhage 5000 2300 2700 4000 1840 2160 4900 1840 3060

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5) The blood loss is nearly 30% of the estimated blood volume. This falls under class III haemorrhage. Under this condition, pulse rate can go up to 140 beats per minute. There will be a decrease in systolic blood pressure, increased respiratory rate and decreased urinary output. The immediate resuscitative measure is the infusion of crystalloids or blood products. The site of haemorrhage should be stopped immediately by surgery or by an embolization.

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