BLEEDING Flashcards
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EXTERNAL BLEEDING
p.938
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Capillary: oozing
Venous: flowing
Arterial: spurting
Coagulation:(clotting) should take no longer than 10min
Hemophilia: when they lack clotting factors in blood
Epistaxis: nosebleed
Halo Test: to find cerebral spinal fluid
Consider bleeding severe is
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Internal Bleeding
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Contusion(ecchymosis): bruising
Hemotoma: mass of blood collected below tissue
Hemoptysis: coughing blood
Hematemesis: vomiting blood
Hematuria: blood in urine
Melena: dark, tarry stool(Lower GI)
Orthostatic Vitals: BP & HR while
supine
seated
standing
most common symptom of internal bleeding= pain & swelling
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Stop the bleed
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Tourniquet application
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on extremity
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hemostatic agents
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clotting agent
pack it
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shock management
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POWR
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