Apply direct pressure or a dressing to control bleeding.

Without oxygen, the brain will be irreparably damaged in 4-6 minutes.

Anaphylactic shock is not life-threatening.

A systems-thinking mindset can help us better deal with complex decision-making situations. Key themes related to this approach include such terms as interconnectedness, synthesis, emergence, feedback loops, causality, and systems mapping. Select at least two of these terms, define them, and provide disaster and emergency management examples to illustrate them.

Causes of shock can be both cardiovascular and noncardiovascular.

The most common drug for which people aged 50 and older receive treatment is alcohol.

Adhesive tape cannot be used to secure bandages and dressings.

With an abrasion the top layer of skin is removed, with massive blood loss.

The crushing and laceration caused by a bullet usually are not life threatening unless vital organs or major blood vessels are involved.

Venous bleeding is bleeding from an artery.