Knowledge Objectives

1. Differentiate between arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding.
2. State the emergency medical care for external bleeding.
3. Establish the relationship between body substance isolation precautions and bleeding.
4. List the signs of internal bleeding.
5. List the steps in the emergency medical care of the patient with signs and symptoms of internal bleeding.
6. Establish the relationship between body substance isolation precautions and soft-tissue injuries.
7. State the types of open soft-tissue injuries.
8. Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with a soft-tissue injury.
9. Discuss the emergency medical care considerations for a patient with a penetrating chest injury.
10. State the emergency medical care considerations for a patient with an open wound to the abdomen.
11. Describe the emergency medical care for an impaled object.
12. State the emergency medical care for an amputation.
13. Describe the emergency medical care for burns.
14. List the functions of dressing and bandaging.

15. Explain the rationale for body substance isolation precautions when dealing with bleeding and soft-tissue injuries.
16. Attend to the feelings of the patient with a soft-tissue injury or bleeding.
17. Demonstrate a caring attitude toward patients with a soft-tissue injury or bleeding who request Emergency Medical Services.
18. Place the interests of the patient with a soft-tissue injury or bleeding as the foremost consideration when making any and all patient care decisions.
19. Communicate with empathy to patients with a soft-tissue injury or bleeding, as well as with family members and friends of the patient.

20. Demonstrate direct pressure as a method of emergency medical care for external bleeding.
21. Demonstrate the use of diffuse pressure as a method of emergency medical care for external bleeding.
22. Demonstrate the use of pressure points as a method of emergency medical care for external bleeding.
23. Demonstrate the care of the patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of internal bleeding.
24. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of open soft-tissue injuries.
25. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with an open chest wound.
26. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with open abdominal wounds.
27. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with an impaled object.
28. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with an amputation.
29. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of an amputated part.