WorksheetsControl Bleeding and treating Fractures
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
A person is applying pressure to an arm wound. The arm is still bleeding. What should she do next?
Elevate the arm above the heart level.
Take Universal Precautions.
Apply direct pressure
In most cases, applying continuous, direct pressure to a wound is the best way to control bleeding.
True
False
Bleeding that is characterized by bright red blood that spurts with each heartbeat is ___________ bleeding.
Arterial
Venous
Cappillary
Internal
Locations on the body where arteries are close to the surface
Veins
Hemorrhage
Pressure points
Elevated
__________ bleeding occurs with shallow cuts or scrapes. The bleeding stops fairly quickly.
Arterial
Venous
Capillary
Hemorrhage is characterized by __________.
severe bleeding
scrapes over a large area of skin
capillary bleeding
puncture wounds
_________ are blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body.
Pressure points
Capillaries
veins
Arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood from the body to the heart
pressure points
Arteries
veins
capillaries
Which is not a symptom of shock
Confusion or loss of awareness
Breathing rapidly
Loss of smell
Nausea and or vomiting
Capillary bleeding is the loss of blood from the smallest blood vessels.
True
False
A snug bandage using the pressure to control bleeding
Dressing
Tourniquet
Bandaid
Pressure Bandage
Blood vessels that carry blood from the body to the heart
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Pressure points
When treating for shock do not elevate the patient’s legs.
True
False
A _________ fracture in which the broken bone does not push through the skin's surface
open
Closed
The separation of a bone from its joint
What is clammy?
What is a closed fracture?
What is a dislocation?
What is a ligament?
An injury caused when a muscle or tendon is overstretched
What is a strain?
What is a sprain?
What is an open fracture?
What is a dislocation?
A fracture in which the broken end of a bone pierces the skin
What is a ligament?
What is an open fracture?
What is a strain?
What is a closed fracture?
A fibrous band of tissue that holds bones together at a joint
What is an open fracture?
What is clammy?
What is trauma?
What is a ligament?
To lose consciousness briefly because of a temporary decrease in the amount of blood that flows to the brain
What is a dislocation?
What is a splint?
What is clammy?
What is fainting?
To support and immobilize a body part with a stiff material
What is a strain?
What is an open fracture?
What is a dislocation?
What is a splint?
An injury caused by twisting a ligament or tendon around a joint
What is a strain?
What is a dislocation?
What is a splint?
What is a sprain?
When should a tourniquet be
applied?
when there is a open fracture
Before Indirect Pressure
If no other method works to stop the
bleeding
Before Elevating the persons injury
If your friend received a deep cut on her wrist, what would you do?
Put a Band-Aid on the cut.
Put a pressure bandage on the cut.
Put the wrist in a bowl of ice water.
Bleeding that is characterized by a steady flow of dark blood is called __________.
arterial
venous
capillary
internal
If a tourniquet must be used to control bleeding, where on the body is it applied?
Directly on top of the wound
Over the nearest joint
Anywhere between the heart and the bleeding area
Two to four inches above the wound but not over a joint
