Ch27: Soft Tissue Injuries

Question 1

closed soft tissue injury

Answer 1

damage under the skin/mucous membrane but doesn’t break the skin/mucous membrane

Question 2

open soft tissue injury

Answer 2

damage under the skin/mucous membrane that breaks the skin/mucous membrane

Question 3

burn

Answer 3

soft tissue damage that occurs because of heat, friction, chemicals or electricity

Question 4

4 stages of wound healing

Answer 4

1. Hemostasis
2. Inflammation - migration of lots of cells to begin healing and WBC to kill pathogens
3. Proliferation - cells quickly multiply + develop along edges of wound and ANGIOGENESIS
4. Remodelling - collagen

Question 5

crush syndrome

Answer 5

when tissue or an extremity has been crushed for prolonged periods of time that circulation has been cut off and muscle cells have died.

Question 6

compartment syndrome

Answer 6

inflammation of a closed soft-tissue compartment that puts increased pressure on the vessels. tissues don’t get nutrient & oxygen, and waste products remain in the tissue

Question 7

abrasion

Answer 7

after scraping skin on a hard surface

Question 8

laceration

Answer 8

jagged cut in the skin

Question 9

avulsion

Answer 9

separation of tissue