Deaths from COPD: 124,181 annual deaths; 5.2% of deaths (CDC/1999). Deaths from types of COPD: for details see deaths from types of COPD analysis; summary of available deaths by type data: 1  Chronic bronchitis: 1,172 deaths (NHLBI 1999)  Pulmonary emphysema: 17,787 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
After a stroke, you could experience neurological and circulatory complications. Common complications related to these systems include brain swelling, headaches, dizziness, seizures and blood clots in the legs.
A person who has suffered a serious loss of blood would be most at risk for cardiogenic shock. Incompetent valves in veins can make it difficult for blood to return to the heart. Circulatory shock can be defined as the failure of the circulatory system to deliver an adequate amount of oxygen to the tissues.