KNR 180 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tourniquet, Perfusion, Sunburn
8 Feb 2017
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Stages of shock compensated, decompensated, irreversible shock. General care for victims in shock what position they should be placed in, when to move a victim and when not to move a victim. Amount of blood loss that can lead to shock or death when lost rapidly both child and adult. Difference between arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding. What effects clotting time (i. e. what can slow clotting time) Care for external bleeding what ppe to wear, how type of dressing, how to apply pressure, how to apply a tourniquet. Types of open wounds (including the types of amputations) What is tetanus, what causes it and when shot is most effective following injury. The exception for removing impaled objects (when is the only time that an object should be removed?) Care for objects impaled in the eye. Bandaging technique used for wrapping an injury (spiral method, figure 8 method, etc. ) Difference between first-, second-, and third-degree burns.
