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If it is spurting, an artery has been cut and there is no time to lose. The bleeding must be stopped very quickly or the patient will die.
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How do you treat an accident victim with a wound spurting bright red blood?
They have cut or open artery and strong pressure must be used. A tourniquet is the choice.
An accident victim has a wound that is spurting bright red blood what type?
Many things affect the color of blood when it hits air. The only way to determine what type it is to test it.
What does it mean when a wound is spurting?
the wound is letting off blood
As you evaluate an accident victim with external bleeding, you notice blood is oozing from the wound, but not severely Which blood vessel appears to have been damaged?
Capillary
As you evaluate an accident victim with external bleeding you notice blood is oozing from the wound but not severely Which blood vessel appears to have been damaged?
Capillary
You are evaluating a victim of an As you evaluate an accident victim with external bleeding you notice blood is oozing from the wound but not severely Which blood vessel appears to have been damaged?
the capilary veins *capilary* veinal "ooze" out
An accident victim has a wound that is gushing dark red blood?
Apply direct pressure to the wound and put the person at rest. Try and elevate the injury above the level of the heart if practical. This is usefull if the injured area is a limb. All the paramecics right away.
What would normal vital signs be for a victim of chest gunshot wound?
If they are normal, they would be the same as if the wound was not there at all. But there is nothing that would be normal with gunshot wound. It would depend on where the wound is and how much blood is lost.
If more than one wound is found in a quick patient assessment which should be treated first?
easy answer: the worst one. more complex answer: evaluate each wound for location, size and impact to life. the small wound over the carotid artery that is spurting blood 10 feet is worse than the big leg wound that is mostly clotted.
A sentence with wound for grade 5?
the girl got wound by the bicycle accident.
Prior to treating a wound you notice the victim has shortness of breath with hissing?
He might have a chest wound.
Does a lecch help a wound heal?
If there is a wound with poor blood circulation leches can help heal the wound. The leches are attached to the wound. Their bite, with it's blood thinning properties and sucking of the blood, can help supply blood to the wound aiding in its healing.
