Chapter 26 - Bleeding

blood stasis

pooling of blood

platelet

_____ begin to collect at site of injury and causes RBC to become sticky and clump together

hemmorage

another word for bleeding

20%

body will not tolerate blood loss greater than __% of blood volume

significant blood loss/shock

increase heart rate, resp rate; decreased BP are signs and symtpoms of what

arterial bleeding

• pressure causes blood to spurt and makes bleeding hard to control

• bright red

• spurts in time with pulse

venous bleeding

• dark red

• flows slowly and constantly

capillary bleeding

• oozes out steadily and slowly

• dark red

hemophillia

• patient lacks blood-clotting factors

• bleeding occurs spontaneously

  • high risk for internal injury risk

• immediate transportation needed

internal bleeding

• not visible to eye

• could be damage due to organs

• can cause hypovolemic chock (not having enough volume of blood to maintain proper circulation)

NOI

medical conditions that can cause internal bleeding:

• bleeding ulcers

• anyerusms

hypoperfusion

• otherise known as shock

• changes mental status

• cool, clammy, moist

• pale

• thready pulse (weak, rapid)

  • shallow breathing

15, 5

reasses stable patients every ___ mins and unstable patients every ____ mins

direct pressure

most effective treatment for external bleeding

hemostatic gauze

gauze with chemical that promotes clotting

tourniquet

• Useful if a patient has substantial bleeding from an extremity injury

• Junctional tourniquets allow for compression of life-threatening bleeding in areas

• May be indicated for severe hemorrhage at the junction of the torso with the arms and legs.

air splint

• Soft splints or pressure splints

• Can control internal or external bleeding associated with severe injuries

• Immobilize fractures

  Act like a pressure dressing

pelvic binder

• A type of splint that may be indicated for a suspected closed unstable pelvic fracture

• Helps to control internal bleeding

epistaxis

• nosebleed

• Occasionally it can cause enough blood loss to send a patient into shock.

• Can usually be controlled by pinching the nostrils together

cerospinal fluid

arterial bleeding

most serious type of bleeding

internal bleeding

tichnia, tachycardia, hypotension are signs and symtpoms for