First Aid- Chapter 16 Flashcards
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Capillary blood
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Clots easily, oozes from wound slowly
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Venous blood
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Dark red or maroon, slower and steadier, and easier to control. P
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Methods for controlling bleeding
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Direct pressure, elevation, pressure bandage, pressure points
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First degree burn
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- Least severe
- only involves top layer of skin
- leaves skin red or discolored
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Second degree burns
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- involves injury to top layers of both dermis and epidermis
- skin blisters, is red or has mottled appearance and will swell
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Third degree burn
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- most severe burn
- involves all 3 layers of skin
- skin has white or charred appearance
- can be life threatening
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Fracture
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Break in a bone
- closed or simple, no open wound on skin
- open or compound, open wound on skin
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Dislocation
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End of bone is either displaced from a joint or moved out of its normal position within a joint
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Sprain
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Injury to tissues surrounding a joint; usually occurs when the part is forced beyond normal range of movement
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Strain
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Over stretching of a muscle caused by over exertion or lifting
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Arterial blood
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Bright red, spurts, life threatening and must be contained
