Demonstration should include pathophysiology, assessment, and management of
- abdominal and genitourinary wounds caused by blunt mechanisms compared to those caused by penetrating mechanisms
- impaled objects
- solid and hollow organ injuries
- evisceration
- injuries to the external genitalia
- vaginal bleeding due to trauma
- sexual assault.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What organs are located in each of the abdominal quadrants?
- How is an abdominal evisceration properly managed?
- What are some general guidelines an EMT should follow in managing bleeding from a wound to the external genitalia?