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.

An avulsion is an injury in which the skin is torn completely loose or hanging as a flap.

Cuts over a joint don’t need medical care.

A bleeding control device that is wrapped tightly around an extremity to stop blood flow from a wound is called a tourniquet.

When the body overreacts to allergy triggers and releases chemicals to protect itself, a severe allergic reaction occurs called poison ivy.