Title: Your patient is a 3-year-old female who struck her chin on the sidewalk when she fell. Her mother is Post by: citylites on Dec 29, 2015 Your patient is a 3-year-old female who struck her chin on the sidewalk when she fell. Her mother is holding a cloth over the wound. The cloth is saturated with blood, but there does not seem to be a great deal of additional bleeding. The patient is awake and her skin is warm and dry. Which of the following should you do?
A) Lift the cloth to see how much it is bleeding, then continue direct pressure. B) Take over direct pressure and wait for the responding ambulance crew. C) Remove the cloth and place a sterile dressing over the wound. D) Have the mother continue direct pressure while you assess the patient and get a history. Title: Re: Your patient is a 3-year-old female who struck her chin on the sidewalk when she fell. Her mothe Post by: bsum1 on Jan 4, 2016 Content hidden
Title: Re: Your patient is a 3-year-old female who struck her chin on the sidewalk when she fell. Her mother is Post by: citylites on Jan 10, 2016 Glad I found this forum, thank you
Title: Re: Your patient is a 3-year-old female who struck her chin on the sidewalk when she fell. Her mother is Post by: bsum1 on Jan 12, 2016 Let me know if you need anything else!
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