At the elementary school where you teach, one of your students tells you that another child fell off the play structure at recess. Concerned, you approach the child who fell and ask her what happened. She tells you she hit her belly on one of the bars when she fell and that it hurt a lot at first, but that it feels better now. You are concerned whether she injured herself internally. What early signs do you look for?

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Margaret Richards

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At the elementary school where you teach, one of your students tells you that another child fell off the play structure at recess. Concerned, you approach the child who fell and ask her what happened. She tells you she hit her belly on one of the bars when she fell and that it hurt a lot at first, but that it feels better now. You are concerned whether she injured herself internally. What early signs do you look for?

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Tania · Answer 1

Signs of shock.

Explanation:

Shock can be explained or described as medical emergencies causing many symptoms based on the specificity of the type and what causes the shock.

It has been discovered that, the body experience shock when there is no enough blood moving round the system in keeping it functioning.

The signs of the shock include but not limited to the following.

* Nausea

* Enlarged pupils

* Pale skin

* Rapid breathing

* weakness and fatigue.

In this case, as the teacher the signs of shock will be looked out for to know the state of things with the child, whether it requires urgent medical attention.