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There are three layers of skin. What are they?
What is Epidermis, Dermis, and Hypodermis?
This type of bleeding is dark red and flows at a steady, non-pulsating rate.
What is Venous bleeding?
After cleaning a minor wound with soap and water, the next step is to apply an antiseptic and this type of covering.
What is a sterile dressing or bandage?
This is a superficial wound caused by skin rubbing or scraping against a hard surface.
What is an Abrasion?
The smallest blood vessels that often cause pinpoint, slow bleeding when scraped.
What are Capillaries?
The two primary initial actions for treating venous bleeding are direct pressure and compression bandaging.
What are Direct Pressure and Compression Bandaging?
Penetration of skin by sharp object (nails, tacks, ice picks, knives, teeth, needles)
What is a puncture wound?
This system relies on blood to be an essential part of its protective action against illness.
What is the Immune System?
Besides direct pressure, one must perform this life-saving action when dealing with severe arterial bleeding.
What is Activating EMS?
The outermost surface of the body that provides the first line of defense against external forces.
What is skin?
Capillary bleeding has a greater risk of this compared to arterial or venous bleeding.
What is Infection?
After treating venous bleeding with direct pressure, the victim should receive this.
What is Follow-up with a doctor?
A deep, jagged cut or tearing of the skin often caused by a blunt impact, unlike a clean incision.
What is a laceration?
This type of bleeding is the most serious because a large volume of blood can be lost in a short period.
What is Arterial Bleeding?
The device that must be applied only if bleeding cannot be controlled by direct pressure or pressure points in an arterial bleed.
What is a Tourniquet?