Senior First aid

Description:	bone injuries to genital injuries
Category:	Clinical Skills
Created by:	nfbeats on 2009-05-04

Question	Answer
What is a fracture?	A break in the bone.
What is a dislocation?	Bone end displaced from a joint or moved out of its normal position.
What is a sprain?	Injury to tissue surrounding a joint.
What is a strain?	Overstretching of a muscle.
What is a closed fracture?	No open wound to the skin.
What is a open fracture?	A break in the skin from broken bone.
Symptoms of a fracture?	deformities, loss of motion, limited motion, pain and tenderness, swelling
Symptoms of dislocation?	shortening or lenthening of affected arm or leg, pain, swelling, deformity
Symptoms of a sprain?	swelling, impaired motion, pain, discoloration
3 first aid treatment for a sprain.	cold application, elevate, affected part, rest, elastic bandage
Why is cold application used for a sprain or strain?	Cold reduces swelling
What does warm applications do for the injury?	Relaxes the muscles.
3 basic principles that should be followed when splints are applies.	Long enought to immobilize joint above and below injuried area, padded, tied in place
2 techniques that can be used to remove a foreign object that is floating free in the eye.	Pull upper lid down over lower lid and raise upper eyelid and used sterile gauze to remove object.
What should you do if an object is protruding from the eye?	leave in place, secure with paper cup, keep victim lying down.
How should you care for tissue torn from the ear?	Wrap it in gauze moistened with cool sterile water or normal saline. Put in plastic bag and send to hospital.
How should you position a victim with cerebrospinal fluid draining from the ear?	Lying on injuried side with head and shoulders elevated.
What are causes of nose bleeds?	injury, altitude changes, strenuous activity, high blood pressure
How should you position a victim with a nose bleed?	sitting position with head leaning slightly forward.
What type of dressing should be applied to a sucking chest wound?	Airtight dressing
Signs and symptoms of abdominal injuries?	pain and tenderness, organs protruding out, nausea or vomiting, symptoms of shock
How should you position a person with abdominal injuries?	flat on back with head slightly elevated and pillow under knees.
How should you care for abdominal organs protruding from a wound?	wrap in moist clean towel and call for help.
First aid to the genital organs include	cold applications, stop bleeding, treat for shock, save torn tissue.
What is a fracture?	A break in the bone.
What is a dislocation?	Bone end displaced from a joint or moved out of its normal position.
What is a sprain?	Injury to tissues surrounding a joint.
What is a strain?	Overstretching of a muscle.
What is a closed fracture?	No open wound to the skin.
What is a open fracture?	A break in the skin from broken bone.
Symptoms of a fracture?	deformities, loss of motion, limited motion, pain and tenderness, swelling
Symptoms of dislocation?	shortening or lenthening of affected arm or leg, pain, swelling, deformity
Symptoms of a sprain?	swelling, impaired motion, pain, discoloration
3 first aid treatment for a sprain.	cold application, elevate, affected part, rest, elastic bandage
Why is cold application used for a sprain or strain?	Cold reduces swelling
What does warm applications do for the injury?	Relaxes the muscles.
3 basic principles that should be followed when splints are applies.	Long enought to immobilize joint above and below injuried area, padded, tied in place
2 techniques that can be used to remove a foreign object that is floating free in the eye.	Pull upper lid down over lower lid and raise upper eyelid and used sterile gauze to remove object.
What should you do if an object is protruding from the eye?	leave in place, secure with paper cup, keep victim lying down.
How should you care for tissue torn from the ear?	Wrap it in gauze moistened with cool sterile water or normal saline. Put in plastic bag and send to hospital.
How should you position a victim with cerebrospinal fluid draining from the ear?	Lying on injuried side with head and shoulders elevated.
Symptoms of injury to the brain.	Clear, or blood tinged fluid from ear, loss of consciousness, headache, disturbance in vision, pupils unequal in size, paralysis
What are causes of nose bleeds?	injury, altitude changes, strenuous activity, high blood pressure
How should you position a victim with a nose bleed?	sitting position with head leaning slightly forward.
What type of dressing should be applied to a sucking chest wound?	Airtight
Signs and symptoms of abdominal injuries?	pain and tenderness, organs protruding out, nausea or vomiting, symptoms of shock
How should you position a person with abdominal injuries?	flat on back with head slightly elevated and pillow under knees.
How should you care for abdominal organs protruding from a wound?	wrap in moist clean towel and call for help.
First aid to the genital organs include	cold applications, stop bleeding, treat for shock, save torn tissue.
signs and symptoms of brain injury.	clear/blood tinged cerebrospinal fluid, loss of consciousness, headache, vision disturbance, paralysis