SCUBA Solving Injuries

1. Know different types of burns – Superficial (1st degree) o Involves only epidermis o reddening with minor swelling – Partial Thickness (2nd Degree) o Epidermis burned though, dermis damaged o Deep, intense pain o Blisters and mottling – Full Thickness (3rd Degree) o All layers of skin burned o Blackened areas surrounded by dry white patches – Electrical Burns o Extent of tissue damage may be greater than what appears on the surface 2. Know treatment for different kinds of burns (chemical, thermal) – Thermal: o Use sterile dressings
Know signs and symptoms of SCUBA diving injuries – Decompression Sickness o Nitrogen gas bubbles trapped in tissue, caused by repaid assent o – Air Embolism o Gas bubbles in the blood stream o Scuba diver with frothy blood 10. Know how to take spinal precautions and fully immobilize a patient on a LSB with c-collar – Examine for entrance and exit wounds before putting someone on a back board – Person at the head, holding c-spine, controls the move – What kind of collar do you use to hold c-spine? o Rigid cervical collar 11. Know treatment for impaled objects – Never remove an impaled object, unless it is in the cheek and you can see both ends and it is obstructing the airway. – Stabilize the impaled object with gauze so it doesn’t move 12. Know treatment for soft tissue injuries – 1. direct pressure – 2. Elevation – 3. Pressure Dressing – 4. Tunicate – Nerve remove a dressing from a bleeding