Question

A 49-year-old male was climbing on a truck at a construction site when he fell backward to the ground. He presents with a two-inch linear wound to the top of his head. Bleeding has been controlled and the skull can be seen through the wound. How should you document this injury on the prehospital care report?

Answer 1

Answer:

Laceration.

Explanation:

The wound may occur due to damage in the body tissue part.The climbing on the construction site might cause damage or accident that might be harmful for the individual. The wounds or bleeding is common during such accident. Platelets plays an important role in the blood coagulation.

The individual gets affected and has wound on his top head. The pre hospital care report can be made on the basis of laceration. Laceration is the open wound that might occur due to the damage in the soft tissue and deep tissues are injured.

Thus, the answer is laceration.