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What is a protective cover over a wound called?
A bandage. I know that is a question on a CBT. A bandage is not to be confused with a "dressing" - which is used mainly to dress the wound and control bleeding.
Why is compression important?
Compression is important to stop bleeding on a wound. Pressing on a bleeding wound will close off the veins so the bleeding slows down.
What type of bleeding when blood flows from the wound?
external bleeding i belive
What do doctors mean by old blood in the wound?
It means the there was bleeding in the wound and is now 'old.' The blood collected in the wound without bleeding out. It needs to be cleansed because it can breed bacteria.
What are symptoms of a puncture wound?
A puncture wound will be greater than its length, therefore there is usually little bleeding around the outside of the wound and more bleeding inside, causing discoloration
Do you hold a bleeding wound under cold running water?
it helps stop the bleeding but I'm not sure for the cut its self
What is the proper procedure if a patient shows up at your office bleeding?
That all depends on how much the patient is bleeding. If they are bleeding really bad then you would have to stitch, staple, or glue the patient's wound up after cleaning the blood off first. Now if the patient is bleeding but not loosing a lot of blood, then you would clean the wound and around the wound and then put a band-aid on the wound.
What first aid will you give a person suffering from severe bleeding?
Guidelines say to follow the PEEP or Position, Examine, Elevate, Pressure procedure for bleeding management. Position the wound so that it is easy to treat. Examine the wound for severity or objects. Elevate the wound to help reduce the bleeding. Pressure, apply pressure to the wound to help reduce bleeding and promote clotting of the wound. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES!!!
A breaks through the skin causing a lot of bleeding and increasing the chances of infection?
compound fracture
Is rate of bleeding due to a wound more at noon and why?
It is not; it is related to the width and depth of the wound.
Dark red blood flowing from a wound indicates bleeding from?
Dark red blood flowing from a wound indicates bleeding from the veins. Applying direct pressure to the wound can help to stop the flow of blood.
4 life saving steps?
1: Open airway and restore breathing and heartbeat. 2: Stop the bleeding. 3: Control, or treat for shock. 4: Dress and bandage the wound.
