Serious wounds

Serious wounds

How to identify a serious wound? Some are obvious but for others ... But know the identifying is essential to rescue as efficiently as possible.
Most often, what to do is to extend the person and monitor until help arrives. Why a wound is serious? 

 
Serious wounds
A wound is said to be serious if it has at least one of the following characters:

    * It is extensive (greater than half the palm of the hand of the victim);
    * It is deep;
    * It contains foreign bodies (glass, dirt, debris, etc.).
    * It is contused (pieces of skin wound crashed);
    * It is infected;
    * It is located near a natural orifice (orifices of the face, genitals, anus ...);
    * It occurs in a particularly fragile victim (sick, infant, old ...).
In all these cases it is necessary to cover the wound with sterile gauze or cloth if very clean.
You should immediately consult your doctor or in his absence, contact the center 15 to have a medical advice. How to react?
Two cases can occur: sore abdomen and chest wound.
Wound of the abdomen
The seriousness of a wound in the abdomen, usually due to trauma (car accident, fight, stab wound ...), requires first and foremost call the SAMU (15).
While waiting for emergency services:

    * Lay the victim (to avoid a possible aggravation of circulatory distress due to internal bleeding);
    * Apply a sterile or otherwise very clean cloth to the wound;
    * Make flex the knees of the victim, and place a cover to secure them. This position relaxes the stomach muscles and reduces pressure on the wound;
    * Monitor the victim and reassure her.
Wound of thorax
A penetrating wound of the chest can cause serious internal injuries and can cause breathing distress (difficulty breathing major).
She usually follows a trauma (car accident, fight, stab wound ...) and requires first and foremost call the SAMU (15).
While waiting for emergency services:

    * Place the victim in the position where it feels best, usually semi-sitting position or lying on the injured side with the head and shoulders raised;
    * Cover the wound with sterile compresses or otherwise very clean with a cloth;
    * Watch for ventilation (breathing) of the victim.
To avoid the complications of a severe wound ...

    * Before any serious wound, he should never attempt to remove a foreign body present in the wound;
    * These wounds may be accompanied by bleeding, usually internal, that only emergency healthcare can take over;
    * This is why any serious wound must be considered as a vital emergency.
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  Warning: The only way to properly perform this type of gesture is to have previously received training in first aid certified.