ch. 25 bleeding

Question 1

the pump

Answer 1

heart

Question 2

containers

Answer 2

blood vessels

Question 3

fluid

Answer 3

blood/body fluids

Question 4

external bleeding

Answer 4

the body can not tolerate a loss of blood greater than 20%

Question 5

signs of bleeding

Answer 5

poor appearance
S/S of shock
blood loss is rapid and ongoing
cant control bleeding

Question 6

cut ends of the blood vessels begin to narrow reducing amount of bleeding

Answer 6

vasoconstriction

Question 7

lack of one or more clotting factors

Answer 7

hemophilia

Question 8

epitaxis

Answer 8

nose bleed (blood is irritating to the stomach

Question 9

what percentage of drop in body heat can cause blood clotting factors to lower and allow patient to bleed faster

Answer 9

1%

Question 10

what is a hemostatic agent used for?

Answer 10

to help the blood to form a clot to help stop bleeding

Question 11

arterial bleeding

Answer 11

bright red, spurting w pulse, difficult to control

Question 12

how long does it take for a clot to form

Answer 12

10 minutes

Question 13

on average, how long does it take to bleed out

Answer 13

2 minutes

Question 14

venous bleeding

Answer 14

dark red, flows slowly, easier to manage, if big enough it could pour out.

Question 15

capillary bleeding

Answer 15

dark red, oozes slowly/steadily

Question 16

things that could cause clotting factors to fail

Answer 16

movement, meds, temp change, severe injury, hemophilia, environment, removed bandage

Question 17

pressure dressings

Answer 17

self adhering, Israeli, olaes

Question 18

splint

Answer 18

air splint, vacuum splint, SAM splint

Question 19

tournaquets

Answer 19

cravat and windless, soft T-wide, emergency med tourniquet

Question 20

what not to do with tourniquets

Answer 20

using when you shouldn’t, not using when you should , putting it on too high above the wound, don’t take it off, not making it tight enough

Question 21

how can you close a neck wound

Answer 21

close neck wound with your gloved hand