acute injuries Flashcards
What is an acute injury?
An injury that happens instantly
What is hard tissue?
Bones and teeth
What is soft tissue?
Muscles, tendons and ligaments
What is a sprain?
A torn ligament
What is a strain?
A torn muscle or tendon
What is the cause and symptoms of a torn ligament?
cause is when you twist your knee, symptoms can be swelling, deformity and pain
what is the cause and symptoms of a torn muscle or tendon
by not warming up properly or stretching before training, the symptoms can be pain, swelling and loss of mobility
What is the cause and symptoms of an abrasion or graze?
When skin is straight, usually gets rough or hard surfaces. The symptoms can include bleeding, tenderness, bruising, pain, and small swelling.
What is the cause and symptoms of a cut/laceration?
when a skin is torn, usually with a sharp object a symptom of this is bleeding wounds, bruising and pain
What is an open fracture?
when you break a bone and it is piercing through the skin( visible)
What is a closed fracture?
When the bone is broken, but has not pierced the skin
How do you know if you’ve had a fracture?
a deformed part of the body?
What is a cause and symptoms of a concussion
It can be caused by collision or a knocked to the head which impacts the brain symptoms of this can be dizziness, headache, infusion and loss of consciousness
what is a dislocation
when a bone is forced out of the joint
what is a contusion
(bruise) when your skin has been knocked usually from a fall
