Emergency & Clinical Care (8-9)

Rapid ____ loss can lead to ___ and death

• blood, shock

• water, dehydration

• oxygen, suffocation

• nutrients, starvation

Average size adult has 5 to 6 quarts (5 to 6 L) of ____

• blood

• plasma

• lymph

• saliva

An open wound may allow bacteria to enter the body, causing an infection

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Not sure

Hemorrhage

• a large amount of bleeding in a short time

• a minor cut that bleeds

• a bruise that appears on the skin

• a condition causing excessive clotting

Clotting

• Platelets from clot

• Red blood cells from clot

• White blood cells from clot

• Plasma proteins from clot

Impaled objects should be removed immediately

• Yes

• No

• Only if they are causing pain

• Only if they are visible

If bleeding continues: What to do?

• Apply a manufactured tourniquet

• Apply pressure and wait for help

• Cover the wound with a bandage

• Remove the tourniquet after 30 minutes

Anulsion

• An injury that leaves a piece of skin or other tissue either partially or completely torn away from the body

• A type of fracture where the bone is broken into multiple pieces

• A condition where the skin becomes inflamed and red

• A surgical procedure to remove tissue from the body

Abrasion

• An injury in which a portion of the skin is removed by rubbing or scraping on the hard, rough surface

• A type of burn caused by exposure to heat

• A deep cut that penetrates through the skin layers

• A bruise resulting from a blunt force trauma

In many cases, an amputated extremity can be successfully reattached

• Yes

• No

• Only if reattached within 24 hours

• Only in children