Mrs. Wilson is brought into the ER after a car accident. A major artery in her leg has been damaged, and she lost an undetermined amount of blood before EMTs arrived and were able to stop the bleeding. What dangers might Mrs. Wilson be facing? How might she be treated?

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Answer 1

Answer:

The dangers she might face are rapid blood loss, heart attack, stroke, and death. She might be treated by applying pressure on the injury.

Explanation:

In arterial bleeding, the arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart; so when bleeding it's in rapid spurts. The pressure inside the artery doesn't help, so there's rapid blood loss. This causes the oxygen supply in the body to decrease drastically. It can lead to stroke, heart attack, and death.

To prevent this, she might be treated by applying direct pressure on the wound using a clean, thick dressing to prevent more bleeding. Hold it in place and don't lift it to see if there's bleeding.

Answer 2

The arteries serve as passage along with blood reaches the body tissues, hence, a damage to the artery means that the passage has been disconnected and the would result into bleeding.

Mrs. Wilson will suffer rapid blood loss, organ failure due to shock as the person suffers due to the shortage in supply of oxygenated blood reaching the body tissue. If bleeding continues, it can lead to death.

To treat such person, the major attention should be on putting a stop to the bleeding. This can be achieved by applying pressure directly on the wound using clean clothes till the bleeding stops.

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