exam 3 pt. 2

Question 1

Layers of skin and the fat and muscle beneath the skin’s outer layer

Answer 1

soft tissue

Question 2

2 types of wounds

Answer 2

Closed wound and open wound

Question 3

3 classifications of burns

Answer 3

Superficial (1st degree)
Partial thickness (2nd degree) (blisters)
Full thickness (3rd degree)

Question 4

4 types of burns.

Answer 4

Heat (thermal)
Chemical
Electrical
Radiation

Question 5

Explain how you would care for bleeding injuries.

Answer 5

Apply gauze on wound nad press against it, if blood soaks through, do not remove but place new bandage above area, care for shock if necessary

Question 6

Define and describe the purpose of a hemostatic agent.

Answer 6

Substances that contain healing agents that speed up the healing process, used by professional rescuers

Question 7

How should we care for nosebleeds?

Answer 7

Have person sit with head slightly forward, while pinching nostrils together for 10 minutes
Ice packs may also be applied to bridge of nose, always place cloth between ice and skin

Question 8

A tight band placed around an arm or leg to constrict blood vessels in order to stop blood flow to a wound

Answer 8

Define tourniquet and when should it be used?

Question 9

what is the simplest closed wound

Answer 9

bruise

Question 10

SYMPTOMS OF CLOSED WOUND

Answer 10

TENDER OR SWOLLEN AREAS OF THE BODY, RAPID OR WEAK PULSE, VOMITING BLOOD OR COUGHING UP BLOOD

Question 11

4 TPYES OF OPEN WOUNDS (IN ORDER FROM LEAST TO MOST SEVERE)

Answer 11

ABRASION, LACERATION, AVULSION, PUNCTURES (GUNSHOT WOUND)

Question 12

caused by something rubbing roughly against the skin

Answer 12

abrasion

Question 13

a wound that involves a cut to the skin

Answer 13

laceration

Question 14

A serious soft tissue injury that happens when a portion of the skin and sometimes other soft tissue is partially or completely torn away

Answer 14

avulsion

Question 15

usually occurs when a pointed object such as a nail pierces the skin

Answer 15

punctures

Question 16

CARE FOR BURNS

Answer 16

CHECK SCENE, STOP SOURCE OF BURN, DO NOT TRY TO CLEAN, COOL WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF COLD WATER, COVER BURNS LOOSELY WITH STERILE DRESSING