Wounds & Soft Tissue Injuries

What should you do if blood seeps through a dressing on a wound?

• Apply a new dressing on top of the soaked dressing and continue to apply pressure

• Apply plastic wrap on top of the dressing

• Remove the soaked dressing and apply a new soaked dressing

• Rinse the wound with tap water for 5 minutes

What is the best type of pressure bandage to use if you want to control bleeding and protect a wound on an arm or leg?

• adhesive tape

• elastic bandage

• non-elastic roller bandage

• triangular bandage

What is the best type of bandage to use if you want to support a joint and prevent swelling?

• adhesive tape

• elastic bandage

• non-elastic bandage

• triangular bandage

A victim has a screwdriver impaled in her abdomen. What should you do?

• Leave the screwdriver in place and stabilize it with bulky dressings

• Provide whatever care you can for the victim without touching the screwdriver

• Remove the screwdriver, allow it to bleed freely for 5 minutes, then apply a dressing

• Remove the screwdriver and immediately control the bleeding with a dressing

A victim's big toe has been amputated by a lawn mwer. What should you do?

• Keep the toe cold but not in direct contact with ice

• Put the toe back on the foot and bandage it in place

• Put the toe in ice water

• Wash the toe in warm water.

When applying an elastic roller bandage, each turn should overlap the previous turn about:

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

You need to care for a minor wound. What is your first step?

• Apply an antibiotic ointment

• Cover the wound with a sterile dressing and bandage.

• Gently wash the wound with soap and watere to remove dirt.

• Pat the area dry

You need to apply a roller bandage to a victim's ankle. What is your first step?

• anchor the start of the bandage

• continue with overlapping figure-eight turns

• fasten the end of the bandage

• turn the bandage diagonally across top of foot and around ankle.

When a wound is bleeding heavily, the first aid priority is to clean the wound to help prevent infection.

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The best way to clean a minor wound is to gently wash it with soap and water, letting clean tap water run in and over the wound for a least five minutes.

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