Acute And Chronic Injuries

Question 1

Acute injuries

Answer 1

Immediate, a sudden stress to the body

Question 2

Types of hard tissue injuries

Answer 2

Fracture, break, dislocation

Question 3

What types of fractures are there?

Answer 3

Simple, compound and greenstick

Question 4

What happens to the fractured injury?

Answer 4

Pain
Swelling
Bruising
Misshapen limb

Question 5

How do you treat a fracture?

Answer 5

A doctor to align
A plaster if immobilised

Question 6

What happens when dislocation occurs?

Answer 6

Articulating bone moves from where it’s supposed to be

Misshapen
Swelling

Question 7

How do you get a dislocated limb?

Answer 7

Twisting or impact

Question 8

What are soft tissue injuries?

Answer 8

Sprains, strains

Question 9

What is a strain?

Answer 9

Muscle or tendon damage
Tear or rupture-> varying severities

Question 10

What is a sprain?

Answer 10

Damage to ligaments

Question 11

How do you fix a strain?

Answer 11

Rest
O2 tent

Question 12

How do you get a strain?

Answer 12

Twisting/ bending

Question 13

How do you fix a strain?

Answer 13

Rest
Ice

Question 14

What’s a concussion?

Answer 14

Brain hitting the skull

Question 15

What do concussions lead to?

Answer 15

Loss of consciousness
Disorientation

Question 16

How do you treat concussions?

Answer 16

Medical assessment
Observe
No water

Question 17

Chronic injuries.

Answer 17

Resulting from continuous stress

Question 18

What types of injuries are there for chronic?

Answer 18

Hard tissue and soft tissue

Question 19

What types of injuries are soft tissue?

Answer 19

Tennis elbow (outside radius)
Golfers’ elbow (inside ulna)
ITBS
Iliotibial band syndrome -> running (repeated flexion, extension) friction at knee articulation (can be near hip)

Question 20

What type of injury is chronic hard tissue?

Answer 20

Stress fracture (repetitive weight bearing)
Running (tibia, fibula)
Tibia 90% fibula 10% of weight