What is the most appropriate position for nursing shock patients?

People who have never encountered the nursing position of shock patients may not know much about it, but we should also know more about this knowledge, which can play a huge role at the critical moment. When encountering a shock patient, what position should he keep?

1. Nursing Positions for Shock Patients

When caring for patients in shock, it is important to adopt a head-low-feet-high position, that is, the height of the feet should be about 20 centimeters higher than the height of the head. This position has a good alleviating effect on shock caused by cerebral ischemia and hypotension, and can increase the blood supply to the patient's brain, accelerate the recovery of the patient in shock, and reduce harm to the body.

2. Home first aid measures for shock

Shock is a life-threatening emergency condition that requires immediate rescue. Before a doctor arrives or the patient is sent to a hospital, rescue can be performed as follows:

(1) Avoid moving or disturbing the patient as much as possible. Let the patient lie flat, remove the pillow, loosen the collar, bra, and belt, and keep warm. If the patient has asthma or difficulty breathing, slightly raise the head of the bed.

(2) In case of shock caused by massive blood loss, bleeding should be stopped immediately and the patient’s lower limbs should be raised and covered with a blanket to allow blood to flow back to the heart.

(3) Keep the airway open. If the patient is unconscious, lift the patient's lower jaw to prevent the tongue from falling back and blocking the airway. If the patient has dentures, remove them.

(4) If the patient is conscious, give him a small amount of light salt water or light salt sugar water, or give him a small amount of ginseng soup. But do not let him eat, so as not to block his airway and affect anesthesia after arriving at the hospital.

(5) Acupuncture can be performed on acupoints such as Ren Zhong, Shi Xuan, Nei Guan, and Zu San Li. While the above treatment is being given, the patient should be rushed to hospital for emergency treatment as soon as possible.