Bleeding Wounds and Shock

A wound that has no break in the skin

• open

• tissue

• injury

• closed

First aid care for wound must be directed at controlling bleeding and preventing

• bleeding

• shock

• infection

• torn tissue

scrape on the skin

• incision

• laceration

• abrasion

• puncture

cut or injury by a sharp object

• incision

• avulsion

• amputation

• abrasion

wound caused by sharp pointed object

• puncture

• abrasion

• incision

• laceration

body part cut off

• amputation

• laceration

• abrasion

• avulsion

tissue torn or separated from the body

• abrasion

• amputation

• avulsion

• laceration

jagged irregular injury with tearing

• laceration

• puncture

• avulsion

• amputation

which is not a characteristic of arterial blood

• life-threatening

• bright red blood

• oozes slowly

• spurts from wound

what CANNOT be used to form a protective barrier while controlling bleeding

• gloves

• mask

• plastic wrap

• plastic bag