Section I. GENERAL

4-01. ABDOMINAL CAVITY

4-02. INJURIES TO THE ABDOMEN

Section II. TREATING OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUNDS

4-03. LOCATE OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND(S)

4-04. POSITION A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND

4-05. TREAT FOR SHOCK

4-06. EXPOSE THE OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND

4-07. APPLY A DRESSING

4-08. SECURE THE DRESSING

4-09. DRESS OTHER OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUNDS, IF ANY

4-10. REINFORCE DRESSING, IF NEEDED

4-11. MONITOR A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND

Section III. TREATING AN ACUTE ABDOMEN

4-12. CAUSES OF AN ACUTE ABDOMEN

4-13. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AN ACUTE ABDOMEN

4-14. TREATING A CASUALTY WITH AN ACUTE ABDOMEN

Lesson 4. Self Test

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LESSON OBJECTIVES

When you have completed this lesson, you should be able to:

4-1. Identify the signs and symptoms of an abdominal injury.

4-2. Identify the procedures for treating a casualty with an open abdominal wound.

4-3. Identify the procedures for treating a casualty with an acute abdomen.

SUGGESTION

Work the lesson exercises at the end of this lesson before beginning the next lesson. These exercises will help you accomplish the lesson objectives.