Question

You are caring for an injured person who is bleeding from a wound on one arm. You have applied direct pressure to the wound, and placed a pressure bandage on the wound. Unfortunately, the bleeding continues and the pressure bandage is now soaked with blood. Which action would be most appropriate

Answer 1

to add peroxcide

Explanation: Surgical wounds can become infected by:

Germs that are already on your skin that spread to the surgical wound

Germs that are inside your body or from the organ on which the surgery was performed

Germs that are in the environment around you such as infected surgical instruments or on the hands of the health care provider.