RTE Final Exam Review Part 2

When should you use Hemostatic dressing?

• On any and every open wound
• When bleeding is minor
• When there is severe bleeding and a tourniquet can't be used

Pressure on the wound should slow the bleeding

• True
• False

If bleeding does not slow or come to a stop with pressure, a tourniquet will be useful to restrict blood flow to the wound

• True
• False

Which of the following scenarios would require a tourniquet?

• a victim who is experiencing internal bleeding in the abdomen after being kicked by a horse

• a victim who slices her finger while cutting carrots

• a victim whose femoral artery is severed in the leg after a chainsaw accident

Which of the following cases would you NOT apply pressure at all?

• skull fractures/impaled objects

• amputated limbs

• venous bleeds

• arterial bleeds

It is always best to use a tourniquet to stop bleeding?

• True
• False

Internal bleeding is usually not life-threatening because there is no blood loss from the body.

• True
• False

To stop external severe bleeding you should

• apply pressure above the wound then call 911

• apply pressure below the wound then call 911

• apply pressure directly on the wound, a pressure bandage, another pressure bandage if needed, and then call 911.

• do not apply pressure for fear of making the wound worse

When applying a tourniquet, one should position it...

• right over the wound

• just below the wound

• over nearest joint

• roughly 2 inches above wound, avoiding any joint

One of the most effective actions one can take to minimize disease transmission when dealing with external bleeding is to wear disposable gloves.

• True

• False