1. Soft Tissue Injuries: Cuts, Scrapes, Bruises, and Burns Lesson 9

2. Injuries Injuries are one of our nation’s most important health problems 5 leading causes of injury are: ◦Motor Vehicle Accidents ◦Falls ◦Poisoning ◦Drowning ◦Choking

3. Injuries Soft tissue injuries ◦Wounds (cuts, scrapes, bruises) ◦Burns Musculoskeletal injuries ◦Muscle, Bone, and joints

4. Types of Wounds Closed Wounds ◦Bruise ◦Possible internal bleeding Open Wounds ◦Abrasions ◦Lacerations ◦Avulsions ◦Punctures

5. Closed Wounds Bruises Concussion Internal bleeding

6. Bruises- closed wound Definition- surface injury to flesh Medical term- contusion Injury that results in discoloration under the surface of the skin

7. Internal bleeding- closed wound Typically result of blunt trauma (i.e. motor vehicle accident, fight, injury in sport) Signs of Internal Bleeding: ◦Tender, swollen, bruised, or hard areas of the body, such as abdomen ◦Rapid, weak pulse ◦Skin that feels cool or moist or looks pale or bluish ◦Vomiting or coughing blood ◦Excessive thirst ◦Becoming confused, drowsy, faint, or unconscious

8. Concussion- closed wound Concussion- closed head injury. Injury to the brain caused by a blow or blunt trauma May result in headache, dizziness, tinnitus, nausea, vomiting, memory loss, vision difficulties

9. Care for Closed Wounds Bruise- ice, monitor symptoms Internal bleeding- Call 911, monitor symptoms for shock or possible loss of consciousness Concussion- call 911, get to advanced medical care asap, monitor symptoms

10. Open wounds Abrasion: most common type of injury, often caused by something rubbing against the skin Laceration: a cut in the skin caused by a sharp object (i.e. broken glass, knife, or from blunt trauma) Avulsion: an injury in which a portion of the skin is partially or completely torn away

11. Open wounds- continued Puncture: caused by a pointed object, such as a nail Embedded object: an object that may have caused the puncture wound and is protruding out of the skin (i.e. nail, stick, pen)

12. Care for open wounds Cover wound with sterile dressing Apply direct pressure to wound to help stop bleeding Cover dressing with bandage If wound continues to bleed through dressing, apply additional dressing over existing dressing and add more bandages NEVER REMOVE AN EMBEDDED OBJECT

13. Embedded object- (the injured person took the picture )

14. Controlling bleeding Video demonstration practice