http://www.royonrescue.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:39:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This rescue podcast is hosted by Roy Shaw, CEO of ProTrainings.com and one of the Internet's most-watched instructors. Roy presents tips and tricks on staying safe and rescuing effectively, as well as investigating the philosophy behind the science of rescue. Roy Shaw no 2011 ProTrainings, LLC rescue, cpr, health, first aid, roy on rescue http://www.royonrescue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/royonrescue-rss.jpg http://www.royonrescue.com Grand Rapids, Michigan http://www.royonrescue.com/2010/07/shock-and-the-capillary-refill-test/ http://www.royonrescue.com/2010/07/shock-and-the-capillary-refill-test/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:54:49 +0000 Roy Shaw http://www.royonrescue.com/?p=155 In this RoyOnRescue Video Blog, a student had emailed Roy a question about explaining the Capillary Refill Test and how it may relate to determining if someone is suffering from shock.
Be sure to watch this episode of RoyOnRescue and learn a new trick that could either tell you if someone is going into shock, or that their hands are simply cold.
There are three main reasons why a person may have more than a 2 second capillary refill time:
1. Shock
2. Peripheral Vascular Disease
3. Hypothermia or cold hands
This slow capillary refill time of more than 2 seconds should only be an indication that we should check for other problems. Please don’t assume simply because someone has a slow cap. refill that they are going into shock. It is simply a quick and easy test to help point a first aider in the right direction and to tell us we should check for other issues.

]]> http://www.royonrescue.com/2010/07/shock-and-the-capillary-refill-test/feed/ 1 Capillary Refill,Capillary Refill Time,cold hands,early signs of shock,how to test for shock,hypothermia,procpr.org,ProFirstAid.com,royonrescue,royonrescue.com,shock,signs of shock In this RoyOnRescue Video Blog, a student had emailed Roy a question about explaining the Capillary Refill Test and how it may relate to determining if someone is suffering from shock. Be sure to watch this episode of RoyOnRescue and learn a new trick... In this RoyOnRescue Video Blog, a student had emailed Roy a question about explaining the Capillary Refill Test and how it may relate to determining if someone is suffering from shock. Be sure to watch this episode of RoyOnRescue and learn a new trick that could either tell you if someone is going into shock, or that their hands are simply cold. There are three main reasons why a person may have more than a 2 second capillary refill time: 1. Shock 2. Peripheral Vascular Disease 3. Hypothermia or cold hands This slow capillary refill time of more than 2 seconds should only be an indication that we should check for other problems. Please don't assume simply because someone has a slow cap. refill that they are going into shock. It is simply a quick and easy test to help point a first aider in the right direction and to tell us we should check for other issues. Roy Shaw no 2:35