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How does a capillary bleed?
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Slow, Ooze
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How does an Artery bleed?
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Shooting
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What do red blood cells do?
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Carry oxygen
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What do white blood cells do?
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Fight bacterias
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What do platelets do?
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Clots
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What does plasma do?
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It's what the other items float in
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What can we do to help perfusion?
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Give Oxygen
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What is Hemorrhage?
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Bleeding
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If it's bleeding and you've gauzed: If it's still bleeding...
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...don't remove, add!
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If direct pressure and elevation doesn't work...
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...pressure point.
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How long should you keep direct pressure on an arterial bleed?
Art bleed 15 Venous 10 |
15 minutes.
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How long should you keep direct pressure on a venous bleed?
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10 minutes.
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Define Aorta
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The main artery, which receives blood from the left ventricle and delivers it to all the other arteries that carry blood to the tissues of the body.
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If cerebrospinal fluid is present...
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...there will be a ring of yellow/clear liquid around the blood on the bandage.
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Define Melena
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Black, tarry stool
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Define Hematemesis
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Blood in Vomit
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Define Hemoptysis
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Coughing up blood
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Define Hypovolemic Shock
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Shock caused by fluid or blood loss
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Define Compensated Shock
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The early stage of shock, in which the body can still compensate for blood loss.
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Define Decompensated Shock
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The late stage of shock when blood pressure is falling.
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Define Irreversible Shock
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The final stage of shock, resulting in death.
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ICES
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Ice, Compression, Elevation, Splint
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Steps in Determining Burn Severity
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What is the depth of the burn?
What is the extent of the burn? Are any critical areas involved? Are there any preexisting medical conditions or other injuries? Is the patient younger than 5 years or older than 55 years of age? |
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Rule of Nines for Adults
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Head is 9
Abdomen is 18 Back is 18 Front of the arms are 9 each Back of the arms are 9 each Front of the legs are 18 each Back of the legs are 18 each Genitals are 1 |
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Rule of Nines for Child
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Head is 18
Back is 18 Front is 18 Arms 9 each Chest and Thorax is 18 Legs are 13.5 each Genitals are 1 |
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Blue from the nipples, up means...
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...pulmonary embolism
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