After the bolus, her heart rate is still 175 and her capillary filling is now 4-5 seconds.
Suddenly the nurse calls you because she has stopped breathing, with saturations falling to the 30's.
All attempts to resuscitate her fail.
In retrospect, you wonder if the fluid bolus was such a bright idea, as the tachycardia and prolonged filling time may be secondary to the CNS problem.
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