Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 421 / 626
¿Debemos tapar la herida o hemorragia de un herido por accidente en caso de fractura abierta?
Should you cover the wound or bleeding of a person injured in an accident if they have an open fracture?
- ANo deberemos taparla ni inmovilizarlaYou should neither cover it nor immobilise it
- BNo, únicamente deberemos inmovilizarlaNo, you should only immobilise it
- CSí, siempreYes, always
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Correct answer
- CSí, siempreYes, always
Explanation
With an open (compound) fracture in a person injured in a road accident, cover the wound and stop the bleeding to prevent infection and to control blood loss if a major blood vessel has been damaged.
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