8. Wound care

Question 1

Before/after bandaging wound

Answer 1

check circulation below

Question 2

Cuts and scrapes

Answer 2

• pressure till bleeding stops
• rinse 5 mins
• antibiotic ointment and bandage

Question 3

Head wounds

Answer 3

• only put pressure around soft part

Question 4

Burn types and when to call 911

Answer 4

Superficial, partial thickness, full thickness

call 911 if burns cover a large area, are full thickness, affect breathing, are from chemicals or electricity

Question 5

Burn treatment

Answer 5

• rinse cool water 10 mins
• cover with loose/dry dressing

NOT full thickness

Question 6

Chemical burn treatment

Answer 6

• remove clothes with chemical or brush off chemical powder
• rinse with cool water 15 mins

Question 7

Electrical burn treatment

Answer 7

• turn off current
• look for entry and exit burns
• treat

Question 8

Bruise treatment

Answer 8

• ice pack wrapped in towel 20 mins
• off 20 mins
• repeat

Question 9

Splinters

Answer 9

• pull out and treat as a cut

Question 10

Nosebleed

Answer 10

• sit forward 10-15 mins and pinch nostrils

Question 11

Knocked out teeth

Answer 11

• bite on dressing
• pick up tooth by exposed crown
• put in milk, spit, egg whites, coconut water
• go to dentist

Question 12

Eye injuries

Answer 12

something small
= blink
= flush eye

chemicals
= flush eye away from other eye

flash burn
= cover with cool, damp cloth
= get medical help

Question 13

Impaled objects

Answer 13

• secure with gauze/bandages

Question 14

Chest injury signs

Answer 14

• shallow breathing
• deformity
• bruising
• coughing up blood

impaled:
- sucking noise
- gasping
- bleeding from open wound

Question 15

Chest injury treatment

Answer 15

• rest comfortably
• hold something bulky
• pressure if bleeding + dressing
• don’t let it get saturated