ABSTRACT
Shock is an expression used frequently but inexactly by lay people and the media. Medically, the term is defined as inadequate oxygen delivery to vital organs and it is in this restricted sense that the word is used throughout this book.
Shock is an expression used frequently but inexactly by lay people and the media. Medically, the term is defined as inadequate oxygen delivery to vital organs and it is in this restricted sense that the word is used throughout this book.