Stop the Bleed
The first-line treatment for most external bleeding is this.
What is direct pressure?
Shock is inadequate delivery of oxygenated blood to these structures.
What are body tissues/cells?
A break in the skin is this general type of injury.
What is an open wound?
A burn involving only the epidermis is this depth.
What is superficial?
A penetrating chest wound that allows air to move through the chest wall is commonly called this.
What is an open chest wound/sucking chest wound?
Life-threatening extremity bleeding not controlled rapidly by appropriate initial measures may require this device.
What is a tourniquet?
Blood loss causes this type of shock.
What is hypovolemic shock?
A bruise is medically termed this.
What is a contusion?
A burn involving the epidermis and portions of the dermis is this depth.
What is partial-thickness?
Paradoxical movement of a section of the chest wall may indicate this injury.
What is flail chest?
This type of bleeding is bright red and may spurt with the heartbeat.
What is arterial bleeding?
Early shock often produces tachycardia and this skin finding.
What is cool, pale, clammy skin?
An object that remains embedded in a wound should generally be treated this way.
What is stabilized in place?
Burns completely through the dermis are classified as this.
What are full-thickness burns?
Blood accumulating in the pleural space is called this.
What is a hemothorax?
A deep junctional wound that cannot accept a tourniquet may be managed with this intervention when available and indicated.
What is wound packing with hemostatic gauze/direct pressure?
A falling blood pressure is generally considered this type of sign in hemorrhagic shock.
What is a late sign?
An amputated part should be wrapped appropriately, placed in a sealed bag, and kept this way.
What is cool without direct contact with ice?
Facial burns, soot around the mouth, and hoarseness should raise concern for this complication.
What is inhalation injury/airway edema?
Severe respiratory distress, unilateral diminished breath sounds, and worsening shock following chest trauma suggest this emergency.
What is tension pneumothorax?
A patient has massive leg hemorrhage, altered mental status, and weak radial pulses. Hemorrhage control should occur this way relative to a lengthy secondary examination.
What is immediately/before the secondary examination?
A trauma patient becomes confused, tachycardic, tachypneic, pale, and hypotensive despite no obvious external bleeding. You should strongly suspect this.
What is internal hemorrhage causing decompensated shock?
A large object is impaled through a patient's cheek but obstructs the airway. Airway management takes priority, and management of the object should follow this principle.
What is address the airway immediately and remove an impaled object only when necessary to manage the airway, per protocol?
A patient rescued from a house fire has facial burns and progressive hoarseness. Even if the skin burns appear limited, your highest priority is this.
What is aggressive airway assessment/management and rapid transport?
A chest-trauma patient with an occlusive dressing suddenly becomes more dyspneic and hypotensive. You should reassess for this complication and manage according to protocol.
What is developing tension pneumothorax?