EP 3/10 Quizizz

How should you position a person with a chest injury?

Answer explanation

Sit them up or place them injured side down

Encouraging coughing, deep breathing when a person has a chest injury helps prevent __________.

What are the main symptoms of rib fractures?

Answer explanation

Pain with movement, coughing or breathing.

You should always stabilize an impaled object before you remove it.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

The answer is false because you do NOT remove an impaled object.

Have victim take deep breath and let it out, seal wound with plastic, and tape in place with one corner left untaped. This describes creating a __________ __________.

You would create a flutter valve for which type of wound?

• impaled chest wound

• rib fracture

• sucking chest wound

Place on side, expect vomiting, and no food or drink are the steps for blunt abdominal injuries. Why do you think these are the first aid steps?

What could happen if you tried to remove the object that caused a penetrating abdominal wound?

What should you do for protruding organs?

Answer explanation

-Cover internal organs with sterile or clean cloth

-Pour water over dressing to keep moist

Treat for shock, place padding between legs, tie knees and ankles together, keep on firm surface, and seek medical attention. In your opinion, what is the reasoning for these steps?