Chapter 10

Which of the following is a signal of infection?

A red and swollen area around the wound

In which situation would you call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number?

A small child whose palm is burned by hot water

A person working in a factory has sustained an injury in which a portion of his thumb got caught in a cutting machine and became completely severed. You would identify this type of wound as:

Amputation

Proper care for a closed wound may include applying which of the following?

An ice pack for 20 minutes

In addition to keeping an infected wound area clean, what additional care would you give?

Apply an antibiotic ointment if no known allergies.

When a person has an embedded object, you should control severe bleeding by doing which of the following?

Bandaging dressings around the object

A person has sustained a partial-thickness burn to his or her arm. Which of the following would you expect to find?

Blistering

Your neighbor is fertilizing his lawn using a dry chemical fertilizer. As he is placing the fertilizer on the ground, a large gust of wind blows fertilizer all over him. You approach him and he is breathing normally. You would start care by:

Brushing the fertilizer from him with a cloth or gloved hand.

Which of the following would you do when applying a roller bandage?

Check feeling, warmth and color of the area below the injury site, before and after application.

Which is the first step you should take when preparing to give care to a person with burns?

Check to see if the scene is safe.

An occlusive dressing may be made from which of the following?

Clean plastic wrap

A friend has a severe cut on her arm. After a few days of caring for the cut, your friend says she is not feeling well and shows you red lines starting at the cut and progressing up her arm. She asks your advice on what to do next. You should tell your friend to:

Contact her physician to determine further care.

Which of the following would be classified as a closed wound?

Contusion

The layer of skin that contains nerves, hair roots, sweat glands and blood vessels is called the:

Dermis

Which type of bandage can easily restrict blood flow if not properly applied?

Elastic roller bandages

Which type of burn may directly affect the heart?

Electrical burn

How often should you get a tetanus shot to protect against infection?

Every 5 to 10 years or when a wound is contaminated by dirt

A chemical burn to the eye should be cared for by:

Flushing the eye with cool running water until EMS personnel arrive.

The care for a radiation burn such as a solar burn is similar to the care for which type of burn?

Heat burns

One purpose of using a bandage is to:

Hold dressings in place.

When would you seek immediate medical attention for a person with a closed wound?

If a victim cannot move without pain, or the force that caused the injury was great enough to cause serious damage.

An injured person suffers a puncture wound. You would anticipate that this person is at high risk for which of the following?

Infection

Which of the following best describes a full-thickness burn?

May destroy nerves and muscles

_____ makes up the largest segment of the body's soft tissues.

Muscle

A gunshot wound is an example of which type of wound?

Puncture

Which type of wound is more readily infected by the bacteria that may cause tetanus?

Puncture wound

A student was playing a sport in gym class. She forgot, however, to remove a pair of large hoop earrings she was wearing. During the game, an earring was caught in another player's finger and the girl suffered a completely avulsed earlobe. After wrapping the earlobe in a clean dressing, what would you do next?

Put it in a plastic bag, then in an ice and water slurry.

Which of the following would you be least likely to find with a closed wound?

Significant external bleeding

Which of the following best reflects a closed wound?

Skin surface is intact

Soft tissues include the:

Skin, muscles and fat.

A burn that only involves the top layer of skin is classified as which type?

Superficial burn

You suspect that an injured person has a severe closed wound. Which of the following would you expect to find?

Tenderness and hardness in the injured area

You have a severe cut on your knee. After a few days, you see red lines or streaks at the site of the wound. What is happening to the wound?

The wound has become infected.

The best care to defend against infection for a small abrasion is:

Using soap and water to clean the wound.