First Aid Bleeding and Wound Care 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A person has a deep puncture wound from stepping on a nail. After controlling bleeding, what is the most important next step?
- Remove the nail if still embedded
- Apply direct pressure and seek medical care for tetanus risk (Correct answer)
- Soak the foot in hot water
- Cover with a loose bandage and monitor at home
Correct answer: Apply direct pressure and seek medical care for tetanus risk
Puncture wounds carry high tetanus risk and require medical evaluation even if bleeding is controlled.
Question 2: Which type of wound has the highest risk of infection due to bacteria introduced at the time of injury?
- Incision from a clean knife
- Abrasion from pavement
- Animal bite wound (Correct answer)
- Surgical cut
Correct answer: Animal bite wound
Animal bites introduce bacteria deep into tissue and carry the highest infection risk, including rabies.
Question 3: A wound is spurting bright red blood in pulses. This indicates injury to which type of blood vessel?
- Vein
- Capillary
- Artery (Correct answer)
- Lymphatic vessel
Correct answer: Artery
Bright red blood spurting in pulses is characteristic of arterial bleeding due to high pressure from the heart.
Question 4: When applying a pressure bandage to a wound, how should you position the bandage?
- Loosely over the wound to allow air circulation
- Tight enough to maintain pressure but allowing pulse below (Correct answer)
- As tight as possible to stop all blood flow
- Only over a dry wound without any dressing underneath
Correct answer: Tight enough to maintain pressure but allowing pulse below
A pressure bandage should maintain firm pressure while still allowing circulation distal to the wound.
Question 5: If a wound dressing becomes soaked with blood, what should you do?
- Remove the soaked dressing and replace with a fresh one
- Add more dressings on top and continue applying pressure (Correct answer)
- Release pressure to check if bleeding has stopped
- Apply a tourniquet immediately
Correct answer: Add more dressings on top and continue applying pressure
Adding more dressings on top preserves clotting that has begun and maintains continuous pressure.
Question 6: A child scrapes their knee on asphalt. Which action is most important when cleaning this abrasion?
- Apply hydrogen peroxide to kill all bacteria
- Gently remove debris and rinse with clean water (Correct answer)
- Cover immediately without cleaning to avoid pain
- Apply an antibiotic cream before rinsing
Correct answer: Gently remove debris and rinse with clean water
Rinsing with clean water removes debris and bacteria; hydrogen peroxide can damage tissue and delay healing.
Question 7: What does 'hemostasis' mean in the context of wound care?
- Infection of the wound
- The body's process of stopping bleeding (Correct answer)
- Removal of dead tissue from a wound
- Swelling around an injury site
Correct answer: The body's process of stopping bleeding
Hemostasis refers to the physiological process by which bleeding is stopped through clotting and vessel constriction.
First Aid Bleeding and Wound Care 2
A person has a deep puncture wound from stepping on a nail.
After controlling bleeding, what is the most important next step?