Bleeding

Question 1

Signs and Symptoms of internal bleeding

Answer 1

Bruising, hematoma, hematemesis, fractured bones, abdominal distention, signs and symptoms of shock

Question 2

spurting, bright red blood

Answer 2

artery bleed

Question 3

steady flow of dark red blood

Answer 3

vein bleed

Question 4

slow oozing of dark red blood

Answer 4

capillary bleed

Question 5

What are the smallest arteries?

Answer 5

arterioles

Question 6

What vessels link arterioles to venules?

Answer 6

capillaries

Question 7

the liquid part of blood

Answer 7

plasma

Question 8

what part of the RBC carry O2 and CO2?

Answer 8

hemaglobin

Question 9

what does the blood use to form blood clots?

Answer 9

platelets

Question 10

what term is used for the platelets coming together to form a clot?

Answer 10

aggregation

Question 11

What drug do we use to reduce or stop platelet aggregation?

Answer 11

aspirin

Question 12

How much blood per kg does an adult have?

Answer 12

70ml

Question 13

The clot that forms at the surface to stop a bleed is by a process called :

Answer 13

coagulation

Question 14

A blood filled area of skin caused by blunt trauma :

Answer 14

hematoma

Question 15

S/S: guarding, rigid/painful abdomen, hypotension

Answer 15

possible internal bleeding

Question 16

What do we attempt to do first with external bleeding?

Answer 16

apply direct pressure

Question 17

epistaxis

Answer 17

nose bleed

Question 18

What do you tell a patient to do when they have a nosebleed?

Answer 18

lean forward

Question 19

A congenital condition wherein a Pt lacks normal clotting factors:

Answer 19

hemophilia

Question 20

severe active bleeding

Answer 20

hemorrhage

Question 21

ecchymosis

Answer 21

A buildup of blood beneath the skin that produces a characteristic blue or black discoloration as the result of an injury; also see contusion.

Question 22

hematemesis

Answer 22

vomited blood

Question 23

hematuria

Answer 23

blood in urine

Question 24

hemoptysis

Answer 24

coughing up blood

Question 25

If bleeding doesn’t stop with direct pressure what do you do next?

Answer 25

tourniquet

Question 26

melena

Answer 26

Black, foul-smelling, tarry stool containing digested blood.

Question 27

vasoconstriction

Answer 27

The narrowing of a blood vessel, such as with hypoperfusion or cold extremities

Question 28

responsible for the transportation of oxygen to the cells via hemoglobin

carries CO2 away from cells to lungs

Answer 28

red blood cell

Question 29

fights infection

Answer 29

white blood cells

Question 30

What carries blood to the heart?

Answer 30

pulmonary vein

Question 31

What carries blood away from the heart?

Answer 31

pulmonary arteries

Question 32

How much blood loss will the body be able to tolerate?

Answer 32

nothing greater than 20% of blood volume

Question 33

What will happen to the vital signs when there is significant blood loss?

Answer 33

Heart rate increases
Resp. rate increases
BP decreases

Question 34

What type of bleed is the hardest to control?

Answer 34

arterial bleed

Question 35

What is the most common and effective way to control bleeding?

Answer 35

direct pressure

Question 36

How long should you hold direct pressure?

Answer 36

uninterrupted pressure for at least 5 minutes