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A preschool child presents with a history of vomiting and diarrhea for 2 days. Which assessment finding indicates that the child is in the late stages of shock

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The assessment finding indicating that the child is in the late stages of shock is BRADYCARDIA. It is a slower than normal heart rate.

Bradycardia can be defined as a slower than normal heart rate (<80 beats per minute for young children).

Circulatory shock is characterized by oxygen delivery failure and also by the failure of tissue perfusion.

Bradycardia represents a dangerous signal of late shock in a preschool child.

Children having bradycardia with poor perfusion or shock require immediate medical assistance.

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