Head and Face Flashcards
What are the 4 eye movements?
- Up down
- Side to side
- Diagonals
- Focus on near and far away
What are the most important mouth movements? Why?
- smile and frown
- Account for majority of muscles in lower face
Accessory movements of the face include…
- nose, cheek, ears, eyebrows
- Most are activated when people talk to you
What are facial lacerations?
- Cuts to the face
- Bleeds a lot due to all of the blood vessels in the face
- Usually occur when someone is already sweaty, or somewhere it is hard to dress the wound
What are the rules for stitches?
- inch wide
- inch long
- quarter inch deep
- can’t keep edges together
What do we have to keep in mind with facial lacerations?
Cannot have visible bleeding while you are playing sports (exception: boxing)
How do we manage facial lacerations?
- Apply direct pressure
- Dress wound
What is the medical term for nose bleeds?
epitaxis
What is the MOI of nose bleeds?
- due to contact or not
- most commonly from a blow to the nose
What are the signs and symptoms of a broken nose?
- Nose can look deformed
- Racoon eyes
- Blue and purple bruising under their eyes
Why do we need to go to the hospital for a broken nose?
- Need to make sure channel for airway is fairly even so there is no breathing problems
- No floating pieces
How do we manage nose bleeds?
- Pressure
- Ice packs to the forehead or back of the neck
- Pinch at or just below bridge of the nose
- Head down
- Do not blow nose
Why do we not want to tilt head back for nose bleeds?
Blood goes down throat and into the stomach = throwing up
What is considered dangerous bleeding for nose bleeds? What do we do?
- 10 minutes of gushing blood
- Go to hospital
- Don’t need ambulance
What can we do for people who have nose bleeds a lot?
- Cut up peels of citrus fruits and rub it on inside of nose
- Constricts blood vessels away from the surface
What is the timeline for someone with a chip halfway into their tooth to see a dentist? Why?
- within 12 hours
- Seal to avoid bacteria into the tooth
- Continuous with bloodstream, easy way to put bacteria into body
- Try to reattach
How can we transport a chipped tooth?
- Bag of milk
- Bag of ice
- Bag of water
- If it lives in a moist environment, try and keep it in a moist environment
What do we do for the surface of the chipped tooth in the mouth?
gauze
What else do we have to check for if someone has a chipped tooth?
concussion
What is the medical term for black eye?
orbital hematoma
What is the MOI of black eyes?
- Trauma to eye area, orbital bone area
- Can come with nose bleeds
How do we check for fractures that result from black eyes?
- Only way to test is to physically palpate them
- More than pain from contusion
- Chips missing
Fracture to 2 or more sides of the eye orbit means …
- eye will drop
- hospital (not EMS)