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Wounds
Chest Injuries
Special Situations
Terms
Burns
100
What is the simplest type of closed wounds?
A bruise
100
What are closed chest wounds caused by?
Blunt objects such as steering wheels
100
What is a crush injury
Caused by a strong pressure against the body part
100

Abrasion

Damage to the superficial layer of skin as a result of rubbing or scraping across a rough or hard surface.

100
What is a chemical burn?
Occurs when living tissue is exposed to a corrosive substance such as a strong acid or base.
200
Abrasion, laceration, avulsion, and puncture are all types of what kind of wounds?
Closed wound
200
When do open chest wounds occur?
When an object such as a knife or bullet penetrates the chest wall.
200
How do you care for a nose injury?
Can control bleeding by having a person sit with their head slightly forward while pinching the nostrils together.
200

Ecchymosis

Discoloration under the skin that is caused when blood leaks out into the surrounding soft tissues causing the skin to turn different colors.

200
What do I do to prevent a chemical burn?
Secure all chemicals, in and out of the home, in locked cabinets or out of the reach of children.
300
How to identify a wound?
A rapid or weak pulse, vomiting injured extremity that is blue or extremely pale
300
What do you look for when you have a chest injury?
What do you look for when you have a chest injury. Flushed, pale, ashen or blush skin. A sucking noise or a distinct noise when a person breathes.
300
What is the proper medical care for a mouth injury?
What is proper medical care for a mouth injury? Make sure a person can breathe, then place the person in a seated position leaning slightly forward.
300

Hematoma

Blood collected within the skin, muscles or in a body cavity.

300

What are the classifications of burns?

  • First-degree (superficial) burns. 
  • Second-degree (partial thickness)
  • Third-degree (full thickness) burns
400
When do you call 9-1-1?
A person complains of severe pain or cannot move a body part.
400
What is an abdominal injury?
An injury to the abdomen that may be either open or closed
400
What do you do with a body part that has been tone or cut off?
Find the part, wrap it in any clean material, then put the wrapped body part in a plastic bag, then put it in a cold area.
400

Subcutaneous Tissue

A layer of tissue, composed largely of fat, that lies directly under the dermis.

400
What is a electrical burn?
A burn that may appear minor or not show on the skin at all, but the damage can extend deep into the tissues beneath your skin. If a strong electrical current passes through your body, internal damage, such as a heart rhythm disturbance or cardiac arrest, can occur.
500
How do you prevent a minor wound infection?
Wash with soap and water thoroughly
500
What do you look for when you have an abdominal injury
External bleeding vomiting or rigid abdominal muscles
500
What is the proper removal of an embedded object?
Do not remove the object, unless at the SURFACE or skin.
500

Compartment Syndrome

An elevation of pressure within the compartment that contains muscles, nerves and vessels. Symptoms include skin that is very sensitive to touch or pressure, pain on stretching of affected muscles and decreased strength. It usually develops several hours after an injury.

500
What is a superficial burn?
Involves only the top layer of skin .c an cause skin to become red and dry, usually heals within a weak without scarring.