Types of Bleeding
What is the most severe type of Bleeding.
Aterial
What is a laceration?
A cut or tear in the skin, with minimal bleeding and pain.
Name some tissue injuries.
Skin, bone, cartilage, muscle.
What causes arterial bleeding?
Damage to an artery.
What should you do to treat a deep laceration?
name some skin injuries.
Insects, air, dirt, bacteria.
What causes capillary bleeding?
Damage to tiny capillaries.
When should you contact a physician?
When the laceration is deeper than 0.25'' and 0.5'' later.
Can a puncture wound become infected because dirt and germs got carried deep into the tissue?
Yes
What causes venous bleeding?
Damage to a vein.
Layers of the skin torn off completely or only one flap of skin remains.
Name some types of tissues.
Blood vessels, nerves, tendons, ligaments, bones, internal organs.
What are symptoms of internal bleeding?
Bruising, pain, swelling, shock, blood in urine, nausea.
Risk of infection is increased when...
The wound is exposed to soil.
What can cause damage to tissues.
Friction, scraping, compression, tearing, cutting, penetrating.