CD-ROM Today 1996 January/CD-ROM Today 1996 January.iso/firstaid/puncture/puncture.txt

Text File | 1994-01-17 | 966b | 26 lines

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$Title,Puncture Wounds
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$Sounds,STL11,STL12
$SubTitle,Signs To Look For:
$Text,     Puncture Wounds are small, but deep holes caused by a pin, nail, bite, bullet or any other penetrating object.
$Text,     Usually cause internal injury, but not heavy external bleeding.
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$Page2
$Sounds,IT11,IT12,IT13
$SubTitle, Immediate Treatment:
$Text,1. If a serious injury, call for medical help.
$Text,2. If bitten by an animal, determine if it was rabid.
$Text,3. If bleeding severely, give first aid for bleeding.  DO NOT try to clean a major wound, it will increase bleeding.
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$QT,puncture
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$QT2,3267,8467
$QT3,8467,12600
$SubTitle, Immediate Treatment:
$Text,4. Rinse a puncture wound with a forceful stream of water.
$Text,5. Apply an antiseptic solution, then bandage the hole with gauze until help arrives.
$Text,6. When help arrives, be sure the victim is up to date on tetanus immunization.
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