Anatomy & Terms
This area of the body holds vital organs like the liver, stomach, and intestines.
What is the abdomen?
The first thing to do if someone has a serious abdominal injury.
What is call 9-1-1?
A person with internal bleeding may have skin that looks like this.
What is pale or bluish?
If intestines are coming out of a wound, never do this.
What is push them back in?
A type of injury where an organ pushes through a wound in the abdominal wall.
What is an evisceration?
If organs are protruding, you should cover them with this.
What is a moist, sterile dressing?
Severe pain, swelling, and bruising in the lower stomach may suggest this.
What is abdominal trauma/internal injury?
True or False: You should remove any embedded object from an abdominal wound.
False
The male and female reproductive parts are located in this region.
What is the genital area?
If the person is alert, lay them in this position for comfort.
What is on their back with knees bent?
Signs of genital injury may include this when urinating.
What is blood in the urine?
Don’t apply this directly to exposed organs.
What is pressure?
This term describes bleeding inside the body that is not visible from the outside.
What is internal bleeding?
When treating a genital injury, this should be used to control bleeding.
What is a cold compress or clean dressing?
This vital sign often speeds up in a person going into shock.
What is heart rate?
You should never allow the person to do this after a serious abdominal injury.
What is eat or drink?
Injuries to this organ can cause urine to be bloody and pain in the lower back.
What is the Kidney?
You should monitor for this serious condition, especially with abdominal injuries.
What is shock?
Tight or rigid abdominal muscles may signal this.
What is internal bleeding or organ damage?
Applying this to a genital injury may increase pain or worsen damage if not done properly.
What is heat?