Bleeding Control
The most immediate technique to control severe bleeding
What is the application of direct pressure?
The C in the ABCs of bleeding control
What is compress?
The appropriate time to use a tourniquet
What is when direct pressure and wound packing fail to stop severe bleeding?
The B in the ABCs of bleeding control
What is bleeding?
The amount of time a tourniquet should remain in place
What is until a healthcare professional takes it off?
The best way to apply direct pressure
What is pressing firmly with palm of hand using a clean cloth or gauze?
What is a hemostatic gauze or plain gauze?
Where a torniquet should be placed in relation to the wound
What is 2-3 inches above the wound?
The first thing you do when a bleeding emergency occurs
What is ensure your own safety?
What is extremities or legs/arms?
Name 3 items that should be in every bleeding control kit.
gloves, tourniquet, gauze, hemostatic agents, fabric scissors, sharpie
The correct technique for packing a wound
What is to pack the gauze tightly into the wound and apply continuous pressure?
The correct tightness for a tourniquet
What is until the bleeding stops?
What is it can disrupt clotting and restart bleeding?
Chest injuries may require
What is surgery/a chest seal?
What is Alert?
The length of time you apply pressure after packing?
What is until the bleeding stops or emergency personnel take over?
The critical information that should be recorded after applying a tourniquet.
What is the time of application?
a fast-acting chemical agent used to speed up blood clotting
What is a hemostatic agent?
Potential complications of improper tourniquet application
What is nerve damage, tissue death, and increased bleeding?
The reason it is important to wear PPE when assisting a bleeding victim
What is to protect yourself from bloodborne pathogens?
The amount of time that pressure needs to be maintained on a wound before checking if it is still bleeding
What is 1 minute?
The name of the metal rod that is twisted when applying a tourniquet
What is the windlass?
What is Direct pressure, wound packing if appropriate, wound wrapping, and tourniquet if bleeding continues.
Name and describe the three types of bleeding
What are...
arterial bleeding - bright red, spurting
venous - dark red, continuous
capillary - oozing