2. LLeeaarrnniinngg oouuttccoommeess
• Identify three types of bleeding.
• Describe the types and severity of
bleeding.
• Explain the effect of severe blood loss
on an infant and a child.
• To identify the signs of internal
bleeding.
• Demonstrate how to control external
bleeding.
8. BBLLEEEEDDIINNGG CCOONNTT....
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BLOOD LOSS 10% 20% 30% 40%+
CONSCIOUSNE
NORMAL MAY FEEL
SS
DIZZY STOOD
UP
LOWERED LOC
RESTLESS,
ANXIOUS
UNRESPONSIV
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SKIN NORMAL PALE CYANOSIS,
COLD &
CLAMMY
SEVERE
CYANOSIS,
COLD &
CLAMMY
PULSE NORMAL
(THIS IS
AMOUNT
DONATED)
SLIGHTLY
RAISED
RAPID (OVER
100/MIN) HARD
TO DETECT
UNDECTABLE
BREATHING NORMAL SLIGHTLY
RAISED
RAPID DEEP SIGHING
BREATHS (AIR
HUNGER)
13. IINNTTEERRNNAALL BBLLEEEEDDIINNGG
CCOONNTT……
Bleeding Appearance Possible causes
from
Bleeding from the lower
bowel/rectum. Possibly
haemorrhoids or injury.
Bleeding from the large
intestines/bowel
Bright red fresh blood
Black ‘offensive smelling’ stools
Anus
Menstruation, miscarriage,
injury or disease to the vagina
or womb.
Vagina Fresh blood or clots
Bleeding in the kidneys or
bladder.
Urethra Smoky red colour
Bleeding in the lungs.
Bleeding in the stomach.
Bright red, frothy
Vomited, or brown ‘coffee grounds’
appearance
Mouth
Nose bleed.
Fractured skull, leaking
cerebrospinal fluid from
around the brain.
Bright red / clots
Blood with a ‘watered down’ appearance
Nose
Perforated ear drum, fractured
skull.
Fractured skull, leaking
cerebrospinal fluid from
around the brain.
Bright red / clots
Blood with a ‘watered down’ appearance
Ear