Pt. 1
How should you clean a wound with dirt in it?
Flush it out with room temperature water
What do you not do a person is having a nose bleeding or injury
let the victim lay down and probe inside the nose
What do you do in any major injury
Call 911
What do you do when a chemical or other substance gets splashed in the eye
Continuously flush with water for at least 15 minutes or until EMS arrives
How do you tell if a cut is infected
If it is swollen or is shooting pus out and dry and hurts.
when should you put antibiotic ointment on a wound?
on a small wound
what are signs of abdominal injury
Tender, swollen, bruised or hard abdomen, blood vomited or coughed up or is present in urine , cool and clammy skin that may be blush or pale, thirst , confusion, lightheadedness
How do you treat animal or human bites
Quickly run it with lots water and soap and if bleeding apply pressure with a clean towel or gauze
what is the number one thing do you do after you put dressing on the wound
Put pressure
Seek medical attention
What is the first step to help puncture wounds
irrigate the wound with large amounts of water or room temp water with or without soup to remove foreign matter
What can you only put a tourniquet on
A lim
what do you do when there is a crush injury
call 911 and provide help for the injuries you can find.
What do you do when there is a open chest wound
Keep the victim still in position found and cover an open wound with a sterile dressing do not take the object out of were it is then call 911
How do you clean a wound with no dirt big and small
run it under room temp water with soap but optional
What do you not do with a impaled object
remove the object
How do you pack a wound
You put gauze or dressing into the wound and then applied pressure.
what can you use if you don't have a trinquet
A belt, wooden spoon with a cloth
What is the suspected head or face injury in a person over 2 years old
a spinal injury
True or false
The most effective way to stop bleeding is to stop bleeding is to put firm pressure directly on a dressing over the wound with a gloved hand
true
what is the second step when you have a head wound ( no skull fracture )
use direct pressure to control bleeding.
what do you do for a genital injury
For injured testicles provide support with a towel and position in-between the legs like a diaper
For vaginal bleeding, have the woman press a sanitary pad or clean folded towel to the area
Amputations
Call 911 control bleeding and care for the victims wounds first, then recover and care the amputated part.
What do you not do with a mouth injury
Do not let the victim swallow blood , drink eat or smoke, repeatedly rinse the mouth
sinero
A child falls with garden clips and the garden clips go into the child's foot and he is going into shock what do you do
Call 911 and clean it with water and wrap with dressing