Types of Bleeding
This type of bleeding is bright red and spurts with each heartbeat.
Arterial Bleed
Minor open wounds such as scrapes, skinned elbows, or road rash.
Abrasion
Most cases of external bleeding can be controlled by applying this first.
Direct Pressure
An athlete was impaled with an object through the leg. Do you remove the object?
NO
When dealing with anyone who is bleeding, the first step is....
Put on gloves
This type of bleeding is dark red and oozes steadily from the wound.
Venous Bleeding
The cutting or tearing off of a body part completely.
Amputation
The proper sequence for controlling bleeding follows these three steps in order.
Gloves, direct pressure, pressure bandage(extra credit: #4 tourniquet)
This injury occurs when the body is pressed between two surfaces.
Crush Injury
This may be used in combination with direct pressure when dealing with an injury to the arm or leg.
Elevation
This type of bleeding is bright red but oozes slowly and is the least severe.
Capillary Bleeding
The tearing loose or tearing off of a large flap of skin or other soft tissue.
Avulsion
This material is placed directly over the wound to help control bleeding and protect it.
Dressing
Definition of a bandage
material that is used to hold the dressing into place.
Ex: roller gauze
A tourniquet is
a device used to cut off all blood supply past the point of application.
You only use a tourniquet if all other methods of controlling the bleed have failed.
During this type of bleed, the vessel collapses when cut, which reduces the severity.
Venous Bleeding
Skin that is fully penetrated with injury also to underlying tissue, like cuts with knives.
Laceration
What is the first step when treating an impaled object?
Stabilize the object
Definition of a dressing
material that is placed over the wound to help control bleeding and prevent contamination.
The purpose of a splint
limit movement & help to control bleeding.
(These are a form of direct pressure.)
Blood loss that is profuse and occurs in a short amount of time is characteristic of this type of bleeding.
Arterial Bleeding
An open wound of the abdomen characterized by protruding organs through the abdominal wall.
Evisceration
For an amputated body part, you should wrap it in clean gauze and place it on this.
Ice
Most cases of external bleeding can be controlled by what?
Direct Pressure
A hemostatic dressing is...
treated with specialized chemicals, that when placed on a wound, promotes clotting.
These agents are in the form of a powder-like substance and are most commonly used in the military.