When unconscious what happens to blood pressure and pulse rate?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by admin

I was told your pulse rate gets slower which causes your blood pressure to get higher? But that doesn’t seem right to me?
Thanks :)

Unless there is pain or injury of some kind, b/p and pulse will move in the same direction, generally downward b/c body systems will be more relaxed and less responsive to exterior stimuli. (Think sleep unconsciousness.)

STRESS will cause both to go up.

IF unconsciousness is caused by injury or pain there could be an increase of both b/p and pulse, but if there is bleeding b/p could drop while the heart races to create a balance, but at that point the individual is pretty much bled out and the issue is moot.

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One Response to When unconscious what happens to blood pressure and pulse rate?

  1. Babe says:
    December 29, 2009 at 10:34 am

    Unless there is pain or injury of some kind, b/p and pulse will move in the same direction, generally downward b/c body systems will be more relaxed and less responsive to exterior stimuli. (Think sleep unconsciousness.)

    STRESS will cause both to go up.

    IF unconsciousness is caused by injury or pain there could be an increase of both b/p and pulse, but if there is bleeding b/p could drop while the heart races to create a balance, but at that point the individual is pretty much bled out and the issue is moot.
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