SOFT TISSUE

INJURIES
EMS IRIGA CITY FIRE STATION
SOFT TISSUES

 SKIN
 SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER OF FAT
 CONNECTIVE TISSUE BENEATH THE SKIN
 SKELETAL MUSCLES
 TENDONS
 LIGAMTENTS
SKIN

 LARGEST ORGAN
 PROVIDES PROTECTIVE COVERING AND INSULATION
 SEPERATES INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT FROM EXTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT
 BARREIR TO INFECTION AND LOSS OF BODY FLUIDS
 LAYERS
 EPIDERMIS
 DERMIS
SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE

 LAYER OF FAT AND CONECTIVE TISSUE

 SERVES AD BODY INSULATOR
 FASCIA
MUCOUS MEMRANES

 LINES INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE BODY

 RICH IN MUCUS GLANDS
FUNCTION OF THE SKIN

 PROTECTION
 SENSATION
 TEMPERATURE CONTROL
CLASSIFICATION OF INJURIES

 OPEN – SKIN IS BROKEN

 CLOSED SKIN REMAINS INTACT
DRESSINGS

 ANY MATERIAL THAT COVERS WOUNDS

 PREVENT FURTHER CONTAMINATION
 BLEEDING CONTROL
 BASIC DRESSING IS STERILE GAUZE
BANDAGES

 MATERIALS USED TO SECURE DRESSING IN PLACE

 PROVIDES PRESSURE TO HELP IN BLEEDING CONTROL
 MUST BE TIGHT ENOUGH TO CONTROL BLEEDING BUT MUST NUT
CUT OFF CIRCULATION OF THE LIMB
TPYES OF BANDAGES

 SELF STICKING
 SELF ADHERENT
 GAUZE ROLLER
 TRIANGULAR BANDAGES – MOST VERSATILE
OPEN WOUNDS

 SKIN SURFACE BROKEN

 ABRASION – SCRAPING OF SURFACE OF SKIN OR MUCOUS
MEMBRANE
CLASSIFICATION OF OPEN WOUNDS

 LACERATION
 AVULSION
 PUNCTURE/PENETRATIONS
CLOSED WOUNDS

 ECHYMOSIS
 HEMATOMA
 AMPUTATIONS
 IMPALEMENT INJURY
 CRUSH INJURY