Module 5 - Life-threatening bleeding

True or False: The person tripped over a rock while hiking, fell and cut their leg. There is a slow trickle of blood from the cut on the person's leg. This is life-threatening bleeding

False

True or False: The person cut their arm while working on a job site. Blood is flowing steadily from the person's wound and pooling on the ground. This is life-threatening bleeding

True

You have been applying direct pressure to a wound on the person's lower back for several minutes, but the bleeding hasn't stopped, and EMS has not arrived. What should you do? a. Apply a tourniquet. b. Continue applying direct pressure. c. Stop applying direct pressure and apply a bandage. d. Stop applying direct pressure and put the person in a recovery position.

b. Continue applying direct pressure.

What is the best to use when applying direct pressure to control life-threatening bleeding? a. Gauze pad b. Clean t-shirt c. Hemostatic dressing d. Paper towel

c. Hemostatic dressing

If you are applying direct pressure to a wound and the bleeding stops before EMS arrives, what should you do? a. Apply a roller bandage over the dressing. b. Stop applying direct pressure and just monitor the person. c. Take off the dressing and apply a small adhesive bandage to the wound. d. Use a tourniquet as soon as one is available.

a. Apply a roller bandage over the dressing.

Where should the tourniquet be placed? a. On the forearm, about 2 to 3 inches above the wound between the wound and the heart b. Directly on the wound c. On the wrist, about 2 to 3 inches below the wound d. On the elbow, about 4 to 5 inches above the wound

a. On the forearm, about 2 to 3 inches above the wound between the wound and the heart

A first aid responder is applying direct pressure to a person with life-threatening bleeding on the lower leg. A bystander has returned with a bleeding control kit. What should the responder do next? a. Apply a bandage over the dressing. b. Apply a tourniquet immediately. c. Remove the dressing to see if the bleeding has stopped. d. Continue applying direct pressure only.

b. Apply a tourniquet immediately.

A man fainted and fell into a full-length mirror, breaking the glass. You see that he has a wound on the back of his head and there is blood flowing steadily from it and starting to pool on the ground. After calling 9-1-1, what should you do? a. Apply a tourniquet. b. Apply direct pressure. c. Apply a bandage. d. Wait for EMS to arrive.

b. Apply direct pressure.

The three important steps when applying a windlass rod tourniquet are which of the following? a. Press, Tighten, Lock b. Pull, Twist, Clip c. Grasp, Lift, Secure d. Push, Stretch, Latch

b. Pull, Twist, Clip

What would be the best thing to do if applying a tourniquet did not stop the person's bleeding? a. Loosen the tourniquet and try tightening it again. b. Remove the tourniquet and put it on again in a different spot. c. Remove the tourniquet and use direct pressure until EMS arrives. d. Apply a second tourniquet, between the first tourniquet and the heart.

d. Apply a second tourniquet, between the first tourniquet and the heart.

You are using a tourniquet to control life-threatening bleeding when the injured person cries out in pain. What should you do? a. Stop tightening the tourniquet. b. Loosen the tourniquet. c. Remove the tourniquet and apply direct pressure. d. Reassure the person but continue to tighten the tourniquet until the bleeding stops or you cannot tighten it anymore.

d. Reassure the person but continue to tighten the tourniquet until the bleeding stops or you cannot tighten it anymore.

You recognize that someone has life-threatening bleeding. What should you do immediately?

- Call 9-1-1 or tell someone to do so. - Get a bleeding control/first aid kit and an AED or tell someone to do so.

What are signs of life-threatening bleeding?

- blood spurting from wound - blood flowing continuously from wound

When applying direct pressure, it is important to do what?

- press hard - press directly over the wound