ch 26 emt school: bleeding

contusion

bruise form an injury that causes bleeding beneath the skin without breaking the skin

ecchymosis

build up of blood beneath the skin that produces a characteristic blue or black discoloration as the result of an injury

epistaxis

nosebleed

hematemesis

vomited blood

hematoma

mass of blood that has collected within damaged tissue beneath the skin or in a body cavity

hematuria

blood in urine

hemophilia

hereditary condition in which the pt lacks one or more of blood’s normal clotting factors

hemoptysis

coughing up blood

junctional tourniquet

device that provides proximal compression of severe bleeding near the axial or inguinal junction with the torso

melena

black, foul smelling tarry stool containing digested blood

open book pelvic fx

life threateningfx of the pelvis caused by a force that displaces one or both sides of the pelvis laterally and posterily

pelvic binder

device use to splint the bony pelvis to reduce hemorrhage from bone ends venous disruption and pain