Rapid, shallow breathing is a medical emergency and a possible sign of shock. Low blood pressure indicates an individual is not receiving proper oxygen supply throughout the body; rapid breaths are the body's way of attempting to increase the oxygen to which it has access, to reoxygenate the red blood cells and deliver this blood to the vital organs.

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