First Aid - Ruptured Spleen

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First Aid - Ruptured Spleen - Study #1 Online Dictionary

Q1) Your spleen is an organ above your stomach and under your ribs on your right side. True or False?.

False: on your left side.

Q2) Name the signs and symptoms which indicate a ruptred spleen?

1) Recent injury to the abdomen or flank.
2) Rib fracture on the left side.
3) Vomiting.
4) Abdominal pain and tenderness.
5) Pain in the left shoulder or left side of the neck.
6) Rapid heart rate.
7) Low blood pressure.
8) Disorientation and confusion

Q3) What is the cause of a rupture spleen?

Direct injury to the left upper abdomen or left side of the chest.

Q4) Surgery under general anesthesia is required to remove the ruptured spleen. True or False?

True

Q5) Expect complete healing if no complications occur. Allow about __?__ weeks for recovery from surgery.

Q6) First aid treatment for a ruptured splee is?

1) Cover the victim with a blanket to combat shock.
2) Take to the nearest emergency/hospital facility. (ambulance)
3) Do not give water, food or pain relievers.

Q7) What function does the spleen perform?

Its major role is filtering out foreign organisms that can infect the bloodstream, and removing old red bloods cells and recycling them.

Q8) The name given to a rupture spleen opration is __?__.

splenectomy.

Q9) You can live without a spleen, but your resistance to infection will be lowered. True or False?

True

Q10) About _?_% of the population is spleenless.