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Shock (in medicine) is a bit of a catch-all term for "blood ain't pumpin properly". One example would be from blood loss, where the blood ain't pumpin properly cuz there ain't enough of it left in there.
It kills you by depriving your organs of blood flow. There are lots of things that can cause this, from heart attacks to massive bleeding to huge infections in your bloodstream. (sepsis)
This is the right answer. Shock is one of the things you learn about in battlefield medicine because it happens very often in conflicts.
Ahhhh thanks that makes sense. So if you have sepsis, why isn't blood pumping properly?
Septic shock is different but the main thing that causes blood problems in sepsis which leads to shock is the coagulation of your blood.
That makes sense thanks
All your blood vessels dilate (open up more, inflammation reaction) which reduces your blood pressure enough that the heart can't do its job anymore.
Ahhhh I see, it's like the heart hasn't got enough power. That's really simple thanks