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BLEEDING,SHOCK-MG
FIRST RESPONDER
Question | Answer |
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Which blood vessels carry blood away from heart? | arteries |
Which blood vessels carry blood back to the heart? | veins |
What blood vessels does the exchange of nutrients and oxygen take place? | capillaries |
The constant flow of blood through the capillaries is called_________________. | perfusion |
What type of external bleeding is more serious? | arterial |
When treating a person who has external bleeding, what should the First Responder do first? | take BSI precautions |
What artery should be used as a pressure point if there is sever bleeding in the leg? | femoral |
The last resort used to control external bleeding is ____________________. | a tourniquet |
Vomiting blood with a coffee grind appearance is a sign of __________________. | internal bleeding |
A bruised area the size of the patients fist indicates a __________ % loss of total blood volume for that area. | 10 |
What is a type of shock caused by fluid loss? | hypovolemic shock |
What is the type of shock caused by an allergic reaction? | anaphylactic shock |
How long should chemical burns to the eyes be flushed? | 20 minutes |
If a victim is bleeding from a cut to the large neck veins, What kind of dressing should be applied? | occlusive dressing |
What is the persentage of body burned if the burns are to the victims chest, abdomen, and entire rt arm? | 27% |
A six year old has burns to her rt leg and abdomen. What is the percentage burned? | 23% |
An infant is burned on his chest, groin, and leg. What is the percentage burned? | 17% |
A _______________burn is a burn that affects only the top layer of skin. 1st degree burn | superficial |
A burn that affects both layers and blisters occur is called _____________________. 2nd degree | partial-thickness |
A burn that occurs where all layers and muscle are damaged is called a ________________. 3rd degree | Full-thickness |
What prevides a means of estimation the percentage of the body that is burned? | Rule of nines |
Burns that occure to the hands, feet, face, groin, buttocks, and major joints are concidered ________________? | critical |
What type of chemical burn would you not flush with water? | dry lime |
How long should you flush a burn with cool water for? | 20 minutes |
What is the first thing that you do to control external bleeding? | direct pressure |
What dressing is used to create an airtight seal or to close an open wound of a body cavity? | occlusive dressing |
What type of injury is caused by an object that is not sharp enough to enetrate the skin? | blunt trauma |
What is an injury in which a flap of skin is torn loose or torn off? | avulsion |