Question

Evisceration is a medical emergency in which the visceral organs protrude through a wound opening. Immediate application of sterile gauze soaked in sterile saline over the extruding tissues helps to prevent bacterial invasion, infection, and drying of the tissues. Analgesics will be used to reduce pain. Pressure ulcer prevention will not be a primary concern in an emergency situation such as this. Saline-soaked gauze will not prevent edema.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Saline-soaked gauze does not prevent edema in a medical emergency situation such as evisceration.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is True. Saline-soaked gauze does not prevent edema. Edema is the swelling caused by the accumulation of excess fluid in the body's tissues. While the immediate application of sterile gauze soaked in sterile saline over the extruding tissues helps to prevent bacterial invasion, infection, and drying of the tissues, it does not have a direct effect on preventing edema.