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WEEK 5:
Clinical Skills
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wash hands | water, soap, palms, one hand on top of the other, back of fingers, thumbs, fingertips, wrist, rinse, dry |
| how do you wash fingertips | italian sign on your palm |
| how do you dry your hands | from fingertips downwards to wrist |
| why do you dry your fingertips down to your wrist | prevent recontamination |
| how to treat severe bleeding | gloves, remove clothing around wound, check for objects, apply pressure, call 999/112, secure dressing, treat for shock, support injured area, monitor level of response |
| what should you do if there is an object in the wound | leave it in and apply pressure on either side of the object to push edges together |
| what should you do if there is no object in the wound | apply direct pressure on wound with fingers and use a sterile dressing to stop bleeding |
| who should you call for a helper when bleeding | 999/112 |
| what should you tell emergency services | where bleeding from and how much blood |
| how to prevent shock | lay them down |
| how and where do you raise their legs | above the level of their heart only if it is not injured |
| how do you secure the dressing | with a firm bandage that maintains pressure but doesn't cut off circulation |
| how do you check circulation | press nailbed/skin for 5 seconds and release, if colour doesn't return in 2 seconds then it is too tight |
| what do you do if blood shoes through the dressing | apply second bandage on top |
| what do you do if blood shoes through both dressing | remove them and apply a new one |
| how should you support the injured part | sling or bandage |
| how often should you check circulation in the wounded part | every ten minutes |
| what should you monitor when with the injured casualty | level of response |
| how do you treat burns | move away from heat, apply cool water for 20 minutes, remove jewellery + clothing around area, cover burn loosely lengthways in kitchen film, call 999 |
| when should you not remove clothing and jewellery on a burn patient | if it is stuck to the burn |
| how should you cover burns | lenghthways in kitchen film |
| why should you cover burns lengthways in kitchen film | to prevent infection |
| types of sling | arm + elevation |
| arm sling | holds forearm horizontally/ slightly raised, treats upper arm injuries, wrist injuries, somebody who can bend their elbow, rib injuries |
| elevation sling | support forearm and hand in raised position, supports arm, control bleeding from hand/arm, reduce swelling |
| how do you make an arm sling | support injury, put top of triangle on shoulder + pass triangular bandage under arm with the long bit facing down, bring top bit to the opposite shoulder +tie the top + long bottom together in reef knot, twist + tuck loose corner |
| how do you make an elevation sling | support injury with fingertips on shoulder, lay triangular bandage over arm with the triangle tip on fingertip, bring the rest around the back and tie using reef knot + tuck, twist loose part + tuck |
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