How does pain cause shock?

[Radium]

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Hi:

I've heard that excruciating pain [such as in extensive superficial burns] can cause neurogenic shock. What is the mechanism behind this?


Thanks,

Radium

 

[lobelsteve]

Look dude, I mean Green Xenon. Keep your theory over in the science forums. This is for clinical questions that can benefit real docs and their patients. Put down the crack pipe. If you are researching for a book, pm somebody, but keep our space clinical.

 

[Mister Mxyzptlk]

He's been there done that, got the t-shirt. Same posts elsewhere.

http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=41016

I have never seen or heard of someone going into neurogenic shock just because of pain. Can someone provide a reference for pain-induced neurogenic shock?

 

[PMR 4 MSK]

Hi:

I've heard that excruciating pain [such as in extensive superficial burns] can cause neurogenic shock. What is the mechanism behind this?


Thanks,

Radium

Here, hold this wire and you tell me...

 

[lobelsteve]

He's been there done that, got the t-shirt. Same posts elsewhere.

http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=41016

I have never seen or heard of someone going into neurogenic shock just because of pain. Can someone provide a reference for pain-induced neurogenic shock?

I googled the phrase and followed the link. That's why I called him green xenon.
username at other forum.

Try alt.drugs.hard

 

[Radium]

He's been there done that, got the t-shirt. Same posts elsewhere.

http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=41016

I have never seen or heard of someone going into neurogenic shock just because of pain. Can someone provide a reference for pain-induced neurogenic shock?

Here's a reference:

http://books.google.com/books?id=AB4fbXqlUJwC&pg=PA373&lpg=PA373&dq=%22extensive+superficial+burn%22+shock&source=bl&ots=wkO_EbLn9m&sig=ywnhw2l0NlXhfCE9DtVBPjbE8Ag&hl=en&ei=SBFVStunMpP6sQPMvJ3NDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6

Quote from the above site:

"An extensive superficial burn produces great immediate shock, due to involvement of so many sensory nerve endings in the skin".

Note that the pain itself does not cause shock but -- according to the above info -- the nerve-endings responsible for pain do when they are over-excited.

I found that statement from the link to be very interesting.