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EMT Basic · Chapter 27 · Review · Chapter track

Soft-Tissue Injuries

Referencing the content of EMT-Basic training and emergency patient care

Learning objectives (23)

  1. Define superficial, partial-thickness, and full-thickness burns; include the characteristics of each burn — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  2. Demonstrate how to control bleeding from an open soft-tissue injury — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 962); confirm wording in your course copy.

  3. Demonstrate how to stabilize an impaled object. (pp 979, Skill Drill 27-1) 6. Demonstrate how to care for a burn. (p 990, Skill Drill 27-2) 7. Demonstrate the emergency medical car — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 962); confirm wording in your course copy.

  4. Demonstrate the emergency medical care of an open abdominal wound — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 962); confirm wording in your course copy.

  5. Demonstrate the emergency medical care of an open chest wound — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 962); confirm wording in your course copy.

  6. Demonstrate the emergency medical care of closed soft-tissue injuries — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 962); confirm wording in your course copy.

  7. Describe the anatomy of the skin; include the layers of the skin — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  8. Describe the emergency management of chemical, electrical, thermal, inhalation, and radiation burns — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 962); confirm wording in your course copy.

  9. Describe the steps of the emergency treatment of small animal bites, human bites, and rabies — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  10. Describe the types of closed soft-tissue injuries — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  11. Describe the types of open soft-tissue injuries — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  12. Explain how the seriousness of a burn is related to its depth and extent — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  13. Explain patient assessment of closed and open injuries — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  14. Explain patient assessment of closed and open injuries in relation to airway management — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  15. Explain the emergency medical care for an impaled object — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  16. Explain the emergency medical care for an open wound to the abdomen — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  17. Explain the emergency medical care for burn injuries — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 962); confirm wording in your course copy.

  18. Explain the emergency medical care for closed and open injuries — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  19. Explain the emergency medical care for neck injuries — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  20. Explain the primary assessment of a patient with a burn — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  21. Know the functions of sterile dressings and bandages — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 962); confirm wording in your course copy.

  22. Know the major functions of the skin — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

  23. Name the three types of soft-tissue injuries — Knowledge/skills objective (printed page 961); confirm wording in your course copy.

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Vocabulary · 13

  • Abrasion

    A superficial wound in which the outer layer of skin is scraped away, exposing capillaries and minor blood and serous fluid oozing.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Abrasion

  • Laceration

    A jagged or smooth cut through the skin and underlying tissues caused by a sharp object or blunt force.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Laceration

  • Avulsion

    A tearing or separation of a flap of skin or other tissue from its attachment.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Avulsion

  • Contusion

    A bruise — bleeding into tissue beneath intact skin from blunt trauma.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Bruises (contusions)

  • Hematoma

    A localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, usually clotted, within tissue.

    SourceNIH MedlinePlus — Hematoma

  • Crush injury

    Tissue damage caused by prolonged compression, with risks of compartment syndrome and release of toxins when pressure is relieved.

    SourceAmerican College of Surgeons — ATLS — crush injuries

  • Tourniquet

    A constricting band or device applied to a limb above a wound to control severe extremity bleeding.

    SourceAmerican College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed program — Tourniquet use

  • Superficial (first-degree) burn

    A burn involving only the epidermis, producing redness, mild swelling, and pain — like most sunburns.

    SourceAmerican Burn Association — Burn depth classification

  • Partial-thickness (second-degree) burn

    A burn involving the epidermis and part of the dermis, characterized by blisters, severe pain, and a moist red or white appearance.

    SourceAmerican Burn Association — Burn depth classification

  • Full-thickness (third-degree) burn

    A burn through all layers of skin and possibly into underlying tissue; appears white, brown, or charred and may be painless in the burned area due to nerve destruction.

    SourceAmerican Burn Association — Burn depth classification

  • Rule of Nines

    A method for estimating the percent of body surface area burned in adults by assigning 9% (or multiples) to each major body region.

    SourceAmerican Burn Association — Estimating burn extent — Rule of Nines

  • Pressure dressing

    A bandage applied with enough force to compress an underlying wound and control bleeding while preserving circulation distally.

    SourceAmerican College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed — Pressure dressing

  • Evisceration

    The protrusion of internal organs through an open abdominal wound.

    SourceMerriam-Webster Medical Dictionary — Evisceration

Sequences · 2

  • Controlling external hemorrhage — Order the standard hemorrhage-control escalation for an extremity bleed.
  • Initial burn-care steps — Order the field care for a significant thermal burn.