Bleeding and soft tissue injury

Types of blood vesssels are

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• all of the above

arteries take blood

• away from the heart

• through organs and tissues

• back to the heart

• away from the lung

Very small thin blood vessels are

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Valves

The cut through a vein

• Will clot and stop bleeding in a short time

• May need to get the wound stitched

• Will bleed very fast and will not clot and the person could die in few mins.

• Is not serious

The blood from arteries is

• Oozing

• Spurting

• Dark red

• Steady slow flow

When the skin is broken and blood comes out , that will be

• Internal bleeding

• Spurting

• External bleeding

• Abrasion

We should phone for an ambulance if

• There is alot of bleeding

• The person is showing signs of shock

• There is a chance of head or neck injury

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If the cut is small

• Use a tourniquet

• Use a bandage

• Use a dressing

• Wash then apply a dressing

If the bleeding is heavy and can't be stopped by applying pressure use

• A piece of guaze

• Tourniquet

• Dressing

• Bandage

Internal bleeding can happen when

• Playing with sharp objects

• Grazing the skin on a rough surface

• Being hit by a car

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