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Crit-Interventions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skull fracture Open | Pressure with gloved hand to control bleeding being careful not to apply pressure to the fracture directly |
| Impaled object | Control bleeding w gloved hand, manually stabilize object |
| Eye injury | Extruded: stabilize with sterile gauze. Impaled: manually stabilize object |
| Laceration/Hemorrhage | Pressure with gloved hand |
| Chest injury | Impaled object: manually stabilize object Open chest wound: Cut and expose, gloved hand Flail segment: hand pressure |
| Abdominal injury | Impaled object: cut and expose, manually stabilize object Open abdominal wound: Cut and expose, gloved hand Evisceration: Cut and expose, corral exposed bowels with gloved hands |
| Amputation | Cut and expose, direct pressure w. gloved hand |
| Burns | Electrical, radiation, chemical: Flush for 15-20 minutes Thermal: Flush for 15-20 minutes, NRB 15 lpm O2 (Confined space fire) |
| Fractures in stable patients | Manual stabilization, cut and expose, control bleed, |
| Fractures in unstable patients | Manual stabilization, cut and expose, control bleed, |