Heavy Vaginal Bleeding in Surgery — Case | Trauma Surgery | SMLE Q#429
SMLE Question #429
Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Last updated: February 2026
A 28-year-old G2P1 woman at 38 weeks of gestation presents to the labor and delivery unit with heavy vaginal bleeding after prolonged labor. She appears pale and anxious and reports dizziness and weakness. Estimated ongoing blood loss is approximately 1800 mL. Into which class of hemorrhagic shock does this patient fall based on estimated blood loss?
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