Treatment of shock and minor bleeds

What is shock?

What are some of the reasons shock can happen?

• spinal cord injury

• Loss of body fluids

• sever allergic reactions

• Heart problems

• overwhelming infection

What are some of the signs and symptoms of shock?

• Yawning and gasping for air

• Not eating

• A weak pulse

• pale skin

When treating shock, why do you sit down the casualty?

• To make them comfortable

• To make them closer to the ground and if they faint they won't hurt themselves

• Help them gain more oxygen

Why do you raise the casualties legs when they are laid down?

What is the difference between a cut and a graze?

• A cut is the same as a graze

• A cut is a break in the skin and a graze is the top layer of skin being scrapped off

• A cut is when the top layer of skin is scrapped off and a graze is a break in the skin

What would be one of the reasons to seek medical help with a cut or graze?

What will you see for a nosebleed or minor bleed?

• Signs of shock

• An unconscious casualty

• Blood oozing from the wound or dripping from the nose

You pinch the hard part of the nose for a nose bleed

• True

• False

How many times and for how long do you pinch your nose when its bleeding?

• 3 times for 25 minutes

• 2 times for 30 minutes

• 2 times for 35 minutes

• 3 times for 30 minutes