8.1 - Injury prevention and rehabilitation of injury

Question 1

Name the 2 types of injuries

Answer 1

-acute

-chronic

Question 2

What are acute injuries

Answer 2

sudden injury associated with traumatic event

-e.g. fractured jaw

Question 3

What are chronic injuries

Answer 3

injuries that occur over time

-slowly develop due to overuse

Question 4

Name 3 common causes of acute injuries

Answer 4

-collision
-fall
-excessive impact from object

Question 5

Name 4 common causes of chronic injuries

Answer 5

-sudden ^ in intensity
-sudden ^ in frequency
-poor warm up
-poor cool down

Question 6

What are hard tissue injuries

Answer 6

involve damage to bone, joint, cartilage

-inc fractures, dislocations

Question 7

What are soft tissue injuries

Answer 7

most common injuries

-sprains
-strains of muscles, tendons, ligaments

Question 8

What do hard tissue injuries result in

Answer 8

-internal bleeding
-joint instability

Question 9

What do soft tissue injuries result in

Answer 9

-inflammation
-bruising

Question 10

Name 4 symptoms of an acute injury

Answer 10

-sudden, severe pain
-swelling
-bruising
-lack of movement

Question 11

What is a fracture

Answer 11

hard tissue injury

partial/ complete break in a bone due to excessive force

Question 12

Name 2 signs of a fracture

Answer 12

-swelling
-discolouration

Question 13

Name 2 symptoms of a fracture

Answer 13

-pain
-inability to move area

Question 14

Name the main 2 types of fracture

Answer 14

compound (open) fracture -> fracture bones break thro skin -> open wound

simple (closed) fracture -> skin remains unbroken

Question 15

Name the 6 additional types of fracture

Answer 15

-greenstick

-transverse

-oblique

-spiral

-comminuted

-impacted

-avulsion`

Question 16

What is a dislocation

Answer 16

-hard tissue injury

displacement of one bone from another out of their original position

Question 17

Name 2 reasons as to why dislocations occur

Answer 17

direct force -> collision, object

indirect force -> fall

Question 18

Name 2 signs of a dislocation

Answer 18

-deformity
-sweeling

Question 19

Name 3 symptoms of a dislocation

Answer 19

-may feel a ‘pop’
-severe pain
-loss of movement

Question 20

What is a subluxation

Answer 20

incomplete/ partial dislocation

Question 21

What is a contusion

Answer 21

soft tissue injury

-area of skin where blood vessels have become damaged

-can lead to haematoma

Question 22

What is haematoma

Answer 22

internal bleeding from ruptured blood vessels

Question 23

Name 2 signs of contusion

Answer 23

-swelling
-discolouration

Question 24

Name 2 symptoms of contusion

Answer 24

pain

Question 25

What are sprains

Answer 25

-soft tissue injury -overstretch/ tear in the ligament that connects bone to bone

Question 26

What 3 things are sprains caused by

Answer 26

-sudden twist -impact -fall that forces joint beyond its extreme range of motion

Question 27

Name 2 signs of a sprain

Answer 27

-swelling -bruising

Question 28

Name 2 symptoms of a sprain

Answer 28

-pain -can't bear weight

Question 29

What is a strain

Answer 29

overstretch/ tera in muscle/ tendon that connects muscle to bone