You are treating a patient who has been stabbed in the abdomen and now has abdominal contents protruding from the site of the wound. The BEST way to treat this injury is to:
A) cover contents with moist gauze and use an occlusive dressing such as plastic from a trauma dressing package and tape in place.
B) elevate patient's shoulders and cover abdominal contents with bulky, wet dressing.
C) carefully replace abdominal contents after rinsing with saline and cover with bulky, dry dressing.
D) dressing and bandage wound as any other, careful transport.
Question 2
You respond to a motor vehicle collision in which a 22-year-old woman has suffered several cuts. You determine that the airway is patent and the patient is breathing adequately. The patient's blood pressure is maintaining at a stable level, and you estimate that she has lost approximately 10 percent of her circulating blood volume. She is alert and oriented but seems nervous. From these findings, you would determine that your patient is in ________ hemorrhage.
A) Class I
B) Class II
C) Class III
D) Class IV
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