First Aid: Soft Tissue Injuries--10-4

What is a physical injury to the body's soft tissue called?

• Abrasion

• Laceration

• Contusion

• Wound

Identify two types of wounds.

• Abrasion

• Open

• Avulsion

• Closed

How is a minor closed wound treated?

• EMS is called.

• Care for shock is given.

• A cold pack is applied with a barrier.

• No treatment is necessary

What is the treatment for a minor open wound?

• Direct pressure is applied to the wound with sterile guaze.

• The wound is irrigated with warm tap water for ten minutes.

• A cold pack is applied with a barrier.

• Care for shock is given.

What is used to treat an open wound for which direct pressure is not sufficient?

• Hemostatic Dressing

• Additional sterile gauze and direct pressure

• Tourniquet

• Super Glue

What is the recommended treatment for a person who has lost a tooth?

• Control bleeding.

• Bite down on sterile rolled gauze.

• Save the displace tooth in salt, egg white, whole milk, or saliva.

• Save the tooth in Gatorade.

• Advise the person who lost the tooth to go to the dentist.

A condition that can result from any serious illness or injury is _____.

• anxiety

• nausea

• shock

• restlessness

All of the following are symptoms of shock except...

• Nausea

• Rapid pulse and breathing

• Pale, ashen, cool, or moist skin

• Hunger

• Irritability

Never give ____ or _____ to a person in shock.

Shock is a natural reaction by the body whenever tissues do not receive adequate_________.

• Perfusion

• Oxygen

• Hydration

• Blood flow