Wound Wonders
This type of bleeding is characterized by oozing blood that is easily stopped.
What is capillary bleeding?
This is the #1 cause of preventable death from injuries.
What is bleeding?
You should call 911 immediately if a person has an altered level of consciousness or signs of this.
What is shock?
This is the first step in the "RICE" method for treating musculoskeletal injuries.
What is Rest?
For a minor musculoskeletal injury, you should apply ice for this long every hour.
What is 10-15 minutes?
This "strawberry" scrape is common on gym floors and is often called "road rash."
What is an abrasion?
You should tell someone to call this number immediately if you find life-threatening bleeding.
What is 911?
This is the primary rule for treating someone with a suspected neck or back injury unless there is life-threatening danger.
What is do not move the patient?
You should never do this to an object that has been impaled in a victim
What is remove it?
This degree of burn is characterized by blisters and leaking fluid.
What is a 2nd degree (partial thickness) burn?
This acronym is used during a head-to-toe checklist to identify Deformities, Open wounds, Tenderness, and Swelling.
What is DOTS?
A person can bleed to death in as little as this many minutes.
What is 3 to 5 minutes?
These are two common causes of head, neck, and back injuries.
What are motor vehicle accidents, falls, diving accidents, or blunt trauma
If an organ is protruding from the body (evisceration), you should keep it moist and never use this type of gauze.
What is dry gauze?
When treating a dry chemical burn, you should do this before flushing with water.
What is brush off the powder?
A deep cut or tear in the skin that may gush dark red blood is known as this.
What is a laceration?
When applying a tourniquet, it should be placed at least this many inches above the wound.
What is 2 inches?
Numbness or tingling in these is a major warning sign of a serious spinal injury.
What are the extremities (arms and legs)?
When a tooth is knocked out, it should be stored in one of these three liquids.
What is milk, saliva, or a tooth preservation kit?
This degree of burn involves black, white, or gray skin and numbness at the center.
What is a 3rd degree (full thickness) burn?
This severe wound involves a forceful tearing away of skin or tissue, often leaving a "flap."
What is an avulsion?
These are three signs of life-threatening bleeding.
What are blood pooling on the ground, blood that is brisk/continuous, or bleeding in someone who is confused/unconscious?
This organized check for a conscious person identifies conditions that may not be immediately life-threatening.
What is a Secondary Survey?
To treat a nosebleed, you should pinch the nose and tilt the head in this direction.
What is forward?
For a chemical burn to the eye, you should flush the eye with warm water for at least this many minutes.
What is 15-20 minutes?