ILOs:

• Describe the main components of blood and outline its functions.
• Briefly describe the structural and molecular features of the red blood cell and explain how these relate to its function(s).
• Describe how the various types of blood cell are derived from a common progenitor cell (haemopoiesis).
• Describe how blood loss stops (haemostasis) and the processes by which blood clots (coagulation).
• Describe the first aid response to a cut which may potentially contain foreign objects (glass)
• Describe the triage system and the role of the triage nurse.

• What are the main components of blood, where are they made and what are their functions?
• Briefly explain how a red blood cell's structure relates to its function (at a cellular and molecular level)
• Describe the regeneration of blood cells (haematopoeisis)
• Describe the process of haemostasis and clotting, and briefly, the implications of problems with it
• Briefly describe basic first aid for a wound caused by a foreign object
• Give a brief description of the Manchester scale and triage (who's involved and the importance of it)

PBL 3 - Blood.pdf