FIRST AID Flashcards
What are the two types of consideration?
Expressed consent
Implied consent
First assistance you give someone who has been injured
First aid
Conscious mentally competent person of legal age
Expressed consent
What consent do you give to an Unresponsive victim
Implied consent
Internal or external break in the skin or tissues of the body
Wound
Underlying tissues without a break in the skin
Close wound
Break in the skin or mucous membrane
Open wound
Close wpunds may have skin discoloration which is due to ___
Tiny injured vessels
Enumerate the types of open wound
Abrassion
Incisions
Lacerations
Punctures
Avulsions
Deep piercing wounds
Punctures
Wounds result from a forceful tearing
Avulsions
Jagged or irregular tears usually made by blunt instruments
Lacerations
Cuts made by any sharp objects like knives
Incisions
Simple scrape type wounds
Abrasion
When ur airway is blocked
Choking