Wounds
True or False: You can put antibiotic ointment on all wounds.
There are three types of burns (degrees), what are they?
First degree, second degree, third degree
True or False: You do not have to apply a dressing, only bandages, for every type of wound.
False
If you take a bandage out of its packaging before you use it, is it still considered sterile?
NO!
Dressing
After getting a wound, when should stitches be placed (or no longer than this time)?
6-8 hours
Which type of burn deals with partial thickness and blistering?
2nd degree
What anatomical term means behind or back of?
Dorsal
Puncture
Do we put an amputated body part directly on ice?
NO!
What are signs and symptoms of an infection? List three.
Fever/chills, redness, pain, swelling, pus/drainage
Which burn requires debridement?
3rd degree
Purpose of a dressing is to... (list two)
What anatomical term means front, or in front of?
Anterior/ventral
Which type of burn has dry, leathery skin, and is painless due to nerve damage
3rd Degree
Hematoma
In electrical burns, what do we call it when electricity jumps from one spot to another?
Arc (flash)
What anatomical term means the "head"?
Cephalic
Type of wound that has jagged edges, forceful tearing away of tissue
Laceration
Another name for a bruise
Contusion
What is the first symptom of tetanus?
What is the name of the classification system that is used to estimate the total body surface area burned?
Rule of Nines
What are three signs/symptoms of a bandage being too tight?
Blue discoloration to fingers or toes, tingling or loss of sensation, extremity coldness, inability to move fingers/toes
An effective analgesic with antimicrobial properties, that we apply to burns is known as?
Aloe vera
Type of wound where the flap of skin is torn loose and hanging.
Avulsion