Wounds

How could you potentially recognise a damaged artery in an open wound?

• Blood oozing out slowly from the wound

• Only little blood loss occurs

• Blood spurts out with each heartbeat

• You can't recognise it, there are no major signs

What should you do if you come across a patient with an impalement injury?

• Apply pressure around the injured area to stop bleeding

• Scream and panic at the sight of the object impaling the casualty

• Pull out the object or lift the casualty off of the object to relieve their pain

• Support casualty's body weight until emergency services arrives

Fill in the blank: _________ of an open wound may occur due to contamination with germs, with the most common symptom of it being inflammation.

How should you proceed in the case of a knocked-out tooth?

• Try put it back into its socket and go to the dentist

• Put it under your pillow for the tooth fairy to come.

• Submerge the tooth in apple juice for possible implantation

• Rinse the tooth under hot water

How should you treat someone who has their organs protrude from an injury in their abdomen?

• Push it back into their body and bandage the wound

• Cover the organs with cling film/plastic bag and apply a dressing over it

• Panic with the casualty

• Have the casualty lie down and keep their legs straight to ease strain on the injury

What is the first thing that you should do when trying to help a person who has sustained a crush injury?

• Free the casualty from whatever they are trapped under

• Treat any other injuries present

• Run to them to help them as quick as possible

• Check if they are safe to approach

When should you try to free a trapped person with a crush injury?

• If they have been trapped for less than 15 minutes

• If they have been trapped for less than 30 minutes

• Always try to free them!

• Never - wait for emergency services to arrive, they can handle this professionally

How should you treat someone who has sustained an amputation injury on their arm?

• Try to stop any bleeding

• Try to reattach the limb yourself

• Wrap severed part in cling film/plastic bag and keep it on ice.

• Wrap severed part in cling film/plastic bag and keep it in a warm place.

If an object is embedded in the eye, how should you try to remove?

• Use eye wash/water and wash from outer corner inwards

• Don't try to remove it - go straight to hospital for healthcare professionals to remove it

• Have the patient rub their eye in an attempt to get the object out

• Use eye wash/water and wash from inner corner outwards

True or False: In case of someone having a nosebleed, they should tilt their head backwards to stop it.

• True

• False

• I don't know