You Are an Emergency Room Clinician That Assisted with CPR

Multiple Choice

You are an emergency room clinician that assisted with CPR on a 20-year-old trauma patient. The CPR was unsuccessful, the patient expired, and you need to explain this to the family in the waiting room. On telling the mother about the death of her son, she becomes dizzy and faints. What is the most likely cause for the woman fainting?

A) Cardiogenic shock
B) Vasovagal response
C) Syncope due to hypoxia
D) Dizziness and vertigo