Bleeding and Shock Flashcards
1
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Types of bleeding
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- Arterial
- Venous
- Capillary
2
Q
Arterial Bleeding
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- Bright red
- Spurting
- Most dangerous
3
Q
Venous Bleeding
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- Darker red
- Flows
- Can still be dangerous
4
Q
Capillary Bleeding
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- Oozes
- Threat of infection
5
Q
Direct Pressure
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- First step
- Second step is tourniquet
- Uses:
- Gauze pad for small wounds
- Multitrauma dressing for gaping wounds
- If major bleeding is found in primary assessment, use your gloved hand until dressing can be applied
6
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Tourniquets
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- If direct pressure does not control bleeding
- Place proximal to wound, but as close to the wound as possible
- Document time and notify hospital
- Never loosen once applied
7
Q
Epistaxis
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- Nose bleeds
Treatment: - Sit patient down
- Lean patient forward
- Pinch fleshy part of nose
8
Q
Types of CLOSED soft tissue injuries
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- Contusion
- Hematoma
9
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Contusion
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- Bruise
- Aka Ecchymosis
- Sponge of blood
10
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Hematoma
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- Similar to contusion
- Usually involves larger blood vessel
- Pocket of blood
11
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Types of OPEN soft tissue injuries
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- Abrasions
- Lacerations
- Avulsions
- Amputations
- Punctures
- Impaled objects
12
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Abrasions
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- Scraping, rubbing, or shearing away of the epidermis
13
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Laceration
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- Regular or irregular break in the skin of varying depth
14
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Avulsion
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- Loose flap of skin
- Partial (still attached) or Complete (unattached)
- If complete, wrap in sterile dressing, put on ice and transport with patient to ER
15
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Amputations
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- Disruption in the continuity of an extremity
- If able, put amputated part in sterile dressing, on ice, and transport with patient to ER
