title: Nurse-aid management of hypovolaemic shock.
abstract: Shock is a potentially life-threatening situation and the nurse aider must therefore be able to recognize its development and take immediate action. This article describes the actions that a nurse aider must take at the scene of an accident.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D012769:Shock / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000451:nursing