Chapter 30 | Soft-Tissue Trauma Flashcards
• Understanding closed wounds and emergency care for closed wounds • Understanding open wounds and emergency care for open wounds • Understanding burns and emergency care for burns • Understanding electrical injuries and emergency care for electrical injuries • How to dress and bandage wounds
List:
soft tissues of body
8 points
- skin
- fatty tissues
- muscles
- blood vessels
- glands
- nerves
- fibrous tissues
- membranes
Define:
contusion
bruise with pain, swelling, and/or discoloration at sight
Define:
hematoma
like a contusion with more tissue damage which involves larger blood vessels
Define:
dressing
any material applied to wound to control bleeding and prevent contamination
Define:
bandage
any material used to hold dressing in place
Define:
abrasion
open wound where your skin is scraped off
(i.e. carpet burn or road rash)
Define:
laceration
open wound that is wider than it is deep
Define:
puncture
open wound that is deeper than it is wide
Define:
avulsion
flappiness of skin
Define:
closed crush injury
excessive force transmitted from body’s exterior to its internal structures
often crushing or rupturing internal organs
Describe:
primary treatment for closed wounds
elevation and immobilization (using a splint) of affected limb or area
try to manage the bleeding
List:
primary treatments for open wounds
5 points
- direct pressure
- hemostatic agents
- elevation
- wound packing
- tourniquet use on extremeties
any way to control/stop the bleeding
Describe:
primary treatment for abrasions and lacerations
hold direct pressure to control bleeding
Fill in the blank:
You [SHOULD/SHOULDN’T] open the edges of a laceration to see inside or further clean the wound.
You should never ever open the edges of a laceration to see inside or further clean the wound.
Fill in the blank:
To treat puncture wound with an object that is still impaled, you [SHOULD/SHOULDN’T] remove the impaled object.
you should not remove the impaled object.
Define:
degloving
skin removal like taking off a glove
Describe:
primary consideration when treating an avulsion
after cleaning wound, fold skin back in place if possible (to prevent hypoperfusion to tissue)
control bleeding and dress with bulky dressings
Define:
amputation
traumatic severing of a body part (usually an extremity)
List:
components of treatment for amputations
3 points
apply pressure dressing over stump
bleeding will probably be excessive, so you may want to consider a tourniquet
properly store/transport aputated appendage with patient
Explain:
how to store an amputated body part
wrap amputated part in moist sterile dressing and place in plastic bag
put bag in pan/bag with water and cold packs
Define:
evisceration
protrusion of organs (like intestines) through an open wound
Fill in the blank,
In treating an evisceration, [DO/DON’T] touch or try to replace the exposed organ.
do not touch or try to replace the exposed organ.
List:
primary considerations when treating an evisceration
3 points
- do not touch organs (lest risk suffocating them)
- cover exposed organs and wound with moist sterile dressing
- flex the knees (to decrease tension on abdomen)
List:
primary consideration when treating for impaled objects
stabilize and do not remove impaled object