American Red Cross First Aid, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, rated A+
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American Red Cross First Aid, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, rated A+
Closed wound - -skin not broken, bleeding and damage below the tissue
open wound - -skin is broken, there are bleeding and scrapes
direct pressure - -to control external bleeding, use _____ ______.
do not rem...
bleeding and damage below the tissue open wound skin is broken
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American Red Cross First Aid,
Questions and answers, 100% Accurate,
rated A+
Closed wound - ✔✔-skin not broken, bleeding and damage below the tissue
open wound - ✔✔-skin is broken, there are bleeding and scrapes
direct pressure - ✔✔-to control external bleeding, use _____ ______.
do not remove blood soaked bandages, just add more - ✔✔-if there are already bandages on a wound
and the wound continues to bleed, what should you do?
-if you cannot control the bleeding with direct pressure
-if direct pressure is not possible - ✔✔-in what situations would you use a tourniquet?
flushes the affected eye out without contaminating the other eye - ✔✔-how do you flush out an eye
that has come in contact with a harmful substance?
shut off the power that they are being electrocuted from - ✔✔-what is the only safe way to get to a
person that is being electrocuted?
open (skin is broken), closed (skin is unbroken) - ✔✔-what are the two classifications of bone fractures?
sprain - ✔✔-partial/complete tearing or stretching of a ligament
strain - ✔✔-stretching/tearing of muscle fibers and tendon
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