Types
A wound where the outer layer of the skin has been scraped away
What is an Abrasion?
A papercut or razorblade slice or scalpel
What is an Incision?
This is how you'd treat a skinned elbow
What is a bandage?
A jagged-edged wound caused by objects tearing/ripping the skin
What is a Laceration?
A broken piece of glass or a saw
What is a Laceration?
This is the first step on how you'd treat any type of bleeding
What is Direct Pressure?
A smooth and straight cut caused by sharp objects
What is an Incision?
A bullet or arrow
What is a Puncture?
This is what you'd apply on an uncontrollable arterial bleed on the right wrist and direct pressure is not working
What is a Tourniquet?
A deep wound that penetrates through the skin and other tissue
What is a Puncture?
An earlobe torn off
What is an Avulsion
This is how you'd treat an arrow in the knee (it's still there)
What is control bleeding and stabilize?
A part/structure/chunk of the body that has been forcibly torn or cut away
What is an Avulsion
Rug burn or road rash
What is an Abrasion
What you would do to a patient after controlling a significant bleed and bandaging them up
What is Treat for Shock?