Bone, Joint And Muscle Injuries Flashcards
Dislocated Joint
🔵 Shortening, bending and deformity of the injured area
🔵 Swelling and bruising of the area
🔵 Sickening, severe pain
🔵 Inability to move the affected joint
Strains And Sprains
🔵 Pain and tenderness
🔵 Difficulty moving the area, especially if it is a joint
🔵 Swelling and bruising of the area
Facial Injury
🔵 Pain around the affected area, if the jaw is affected, difficulty speaking, chewing and swallowing
🔵 Bruising, and/or a black eye
🔵 Swelling and distortion of the face
🔵 Difficulty breathing
Cheekbone And Nose Injuries
🔵 Pain, swelling and bruising
🔵 Obvious wound or bleeding from the nose or mouth
Lower Jaw Injury
🔵 Difficulty speaking, swallowing and moving the jaw
🔵 Pain and nausea when moving the jaw
🔵 Displaced or loose teeth and dribbling
🔵 Swelling and bruising inside and outside the mouth
Collar Bone Injury
🔵 Attempts made by the casualty to relax muscles and relieve pain by inclining her head towards the injured side and supporting the arm by the elbow
🔵 Deformity and swelling of the shoulder
🔵 Pain and tenderness, increased by movement
Shoulder Injury
🔵 Attempts made by the casualty to relieve pain by inclining her head towards the injured side and supporting the arm by the elbow
🔵 A fixed elbow
🔵 Severe pain, increased by movement; the pain might make the casualty reluctant to move
Upper Arm Injury
🔵 Pain, increased by movement
🔵 Tenderness and swelling over the site of the fracture
🔵 Rapid swelling
🔵 Bruising, which may develop later
Elbow Injury
🔵 Pain, increased by movement
🔵 A fixed elbow
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Fracture
🔵 Deformity, swelling and bruising at the site of fracture
🔵 Shortening, bending and twisting of the injured limb
🔵 Difficulty and pain moving the injured area
🔵 Crepitus