Bleeding And It's Management

Question 0

Arterial spurt is what color

Answer 0

Bright red

Question 1

An adult may comfortably lose how many mL of blood over how many minutes

Answer 1

500 mL over 15 to 20 minutes

Question 2

A venous flow is what color

Answer 2

Dark red

Question 3

The body naturally attempts to stop bleeding in 2 ways

Answer 3

Retraction of blood vessels

Clotting

Question 4

Six signs and symptoms of internal bleeding

Answer 4

Skin becomes cold pale and clammy

Pulse becomes weak and rapid

Patient may have air hunger or shortness of breath

Patient may faint or become dizzy

Thirsty, anxious, or restless

Nauseated and may vomit

Question 5

Three P’s of hemorrhage control

Answer 5

Pressure

Patient position-lying down

Part position-elevated

Question 6

Two types of pressure

Answer 6

Direct

Indirect (ie pressure point)

Question 7

The two major arterial pressure points

Answer 7

Brachial

Femoral

Question 8

If there is an extremity distal to the tourniquet, the tourniquet must be released when

Answer 8

Must be released for one minute every 45 minutes

Question 9

To assess hemorrhage control, pressure point must slowly be released when

Answer 9

Every five minutes

Question 10

When should a tourniquet applied

Answer 10

If a pressure point is still bleeding after the third 5 minute assessment

Question 11

Monitor the ABC’s

Answer 11

Every five minutes for RTC

Every 10 minutes for non-RTC

Question 12

Monitor vital signs

Answer 12

Every 10 minutes for RTC

Every 30 minutes for non-RTC

Question 13

Nosebleeds also known as

Answer 13

Epistaxis

Question 14

Management of nosebleeds

Answer 14

Patient sitting if possible, with head forward.

Keep patient quiet

Conduct primary and modified secondary surveys

Pinching the nostrils for 15 to 20 minutes

Cold pack to the bridge of the nose and the forehead