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From the pictures the wounds look to be superficial although its difficult to tell.
Tx for you guys would depend on what you want to achieve.
If bleeding lay him flat with feet slightly elevated, pack the wounds with gauze, apply a pressure dressing and call EMS. Internal bleeding with tamponade or pneumo among other things would be of concern. Your facility must have protocols for situations like this?
If the wounds are just superficial and arent to be sutured they need to be irrigated, covered for a period of time, and tx with a course of abx. I would guess the lump is a hematoma or localized inflammation?
Wound care could be an irrigation with dressing change one to three times daily.
Your RN should know all of this.
I suggest an EMT-B course. Your emplyoyer might even pay for it-
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