Controlling Bleeding

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1 point

Shock is not life threatening. The person just needs to rest and calm down.

True

False

1 point

If someone goes into shock, you should lay them down and prop up their legs. Why?

increases blood flow to the heart and brain

keeps the person calmer

makes the person easier to work with

EMTs will have better access to them this way

1 point

The best thing you can do for a heavily bleeding wound is to...

let bleed so you don't cause more pain

run water through the wound

put cotton or fabric down into the wound

apply pressure

1 point

If you don't have gloves, and are unwilling to take the risk touching them without protection, you can...

not help them

have the injured person use their hand to apply pressure

preserve any blood that they lose to use later

wrap your hand in gauze before helping

1 point

You can wash a minor wound under warm water to clean it.

True

False

1 point

Someone who has lost a lot of blood may go into shock. Shock is when...

someone is overly worked up and panicked

the person's organs start shutting down due to lack of oxygen

a hallucination

the bleeding starts to clot

1 point

Someone with a nose bleed should lean back to keep the blood from coming out.

True

False

1 point

If an object is embedded, you should...

leave the object in and wrap around it

pull the object out and then wrap the wound

leave the object in and wrap over it to hold it in place

turn the object to better wrap it

1 point

Which of the following scenarios should you call 911?

a scrape

a nosebleed that won't stop

a papercut

a bruise

10.

1 point

If the person's wound bleeds through the gauze you have wrapped it in, you should...

remove the old gauze/dressing and replace it with new ones

undo the gauze/dressing and wrap it tighter

add more gauze/dressing on top of the old

panic

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