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C-CERT Test Material
Injuries + Treatment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avlusions | flap of skin/tissue partially torn off, but held in place |
| treating avulsions | do not remove the skin, apply direct pressure to stop the bleeding, secure a bandage , for any skins that is torn off, wrap in a damp cloth and place in a plastic bag |
| treating impaled objects | do not remove, limit movement, stabilize the injury, call for extra help |
| ischemic stroke | blocked artery cutting off blood to the brain, 85% of strokes |
| hemorrhagic stroke | blood vessels bursting, causing blood to spill into the brain |
| rule of nines | used to estimate the total percentage of skin that has been affected by a burn (head/neck, front chest, back chest, front abdomen, back abdomen, front left leg, back left leg, front right leg, back left leg, right arm, left arm,) groin 1% |