- Definition, causes and symptoms of shock lung
- Treatment of a shock lung
- Prevention and self-help with a shock lung
Definition, causes and symptoms of shock lung
A shock lung is a life-threatening respiratory distress. Who breathes, lives. When pulmonary function is severely impaired, life is hanging by a thread. Injuries, poisoning, blood poisoning or high blood loss can have a "shocking effect" that leads to severe damage to the lungs. Also, infections, burns, bathing accidents and some other triggers are sometimes the cause of a shock lung . It comes to inflammation and fluid retention in the organ. As a result, the alveoli lose their ability to pass oxygen to the blood. At the same time, the connective tissue hardens and the lungs stiffen.
Shortness of breath sometimes occurs hours or days after onset of illness. However, patients must be treated at the first sign of ICU shocking shock . Because the risk of dying from respiratory failure is very high. Not infrequently, only weak symptoms initially appear. Also, X-ray images often show little change at first. Soon the patients breathe faster, but they get increasingly bad air. Fingers and lips turn blue.
Treatment of a shock lung
Patients must receive artificial respiration as soon as possible if they suffer from a shock . Respiratory masks are usually not enough. Rather, a tube must be pushed into the trachea, flows through the particularly oxygen-rich air into the body. Various medicines and other therapies are used, which are also selected depending on the cause of the disease.
Prevention and self-help with a shock lung
In order to prevent a shock lung, it is important to avoid risk factors that may have a shock effect as far as possible (for example, injuries, poisoning, blood poisoning burns or swimming accidents). If there is an experience with shock effect, the doctor should be well informed about the patient's medical history in order to be able to make the correct diagnosis as soon as possible.
