Chapter 15: Disorders and Conditions Resulting From Trauma: Terms Flashcards

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occurred when the outer layers of the skin have been scraped away or roughed up and deeper layers are exposed

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Abrasions

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a portion of the skin and possibly underlying tissue is torn away, either completely or partially

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Avulsion

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occur when a part of the body is compressed with extreme force between two surfaces

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Crushing Injuries

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result when a pointed or sharp foreign object penetrates the soft tissue

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Puncture Wound

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results when a sharp object cuts the skin and possibly underlying soft tissue

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Lacerations

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in the ear typically range from bugs, pebbles, and bits of cotton to anything small enough to fit in the ear canal

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Foreign Bodies in the Ear

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are objects that would not normally be found in the eye. bugs, rust, dust, sand, hair, small pieces of metal

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Foreign Bodies in the Eye

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foreign material that is cause obstruction in the nares

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Foreign Bodies in the Nose

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are the result of thermal insults to tissue. heat, chemical source, electrical sources, or radiation

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Burns

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is an injury that occur as the result of exposure to or contract with electricity

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Electrical Shock

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injuries occur when an individual is struck directly or indirectly (splash effect) by lighting

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Lightning Injuries

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occurs when an individual’s core body temperature is much higher that the normal body temperature of 98.6F

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Extreme Heat (Hyperthermia)

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is a generalized cooling of the body in which the core temperature of the body drops below 95F

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Extreme Cold (Hypothermia)

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extreme cold tissue, usually on the face, ears, fingers, and toes

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Frostbite

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is the puncture of the skin by the bite or sting of any insect or arthropod, which may involve the injection of venom into the tissue of the individual

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Insect Bites

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a tick-borne disease, is a severe systemic infection. most commonly report rickettsial disease in the United States

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/Tick Bite

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is a severe generalized infection caused by the bite of an Anopheles mosquito that is infected with a Plasmodium type of protozoa

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Malaria/Mosquito Bite

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is any bite inflicted on an individual by another animal

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Animal Bites/Human Bites

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penetrating tissue wound made by the fangs or teeth or a snake

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compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel causes pain and numbness in the wrist, hands, and fingers

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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technically know as lateral humeral epicondylitis, is the result of repetitive movement involving flexion of the wrist against resistance

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Tennis Elbow

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is technically known as stenosis tenosynovitis. the finder finger has a lump or knot that appears on the flexor tendon

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Trigger Finger

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is the compression of the brachial plexus nerves

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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Brachial Plexus Injury)

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is an inflammation of a tendon that is usually caused by insult or injury to the tendon

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Tendinitis

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physical, psychological, or sexual injury to a child.
Child Abuse/Neglect
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refers to the injuries incurred by the infant or toddler who has been shaken forcibly enough to cause intracerebral bleeding with resulting closed head injury
Shaken Infant (Baby) Syndrome
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physical abuse, self-neglect, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, abandonment, violation of personal rights, and financial abuse are forms of this
Elder Abuse/Neglect
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is the intentional and systematic diminishment of another's self worth or self-esteem
Psychological or Verbal Abuse
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is the result of threatened or actual physical abuse, a pattern of behavior in which the victim is repeatedly physically assaulted by her or his partner
Intimate Partner Violence
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any form of nonconsensual sexual contact or activity
Sexual Abuse
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intercourse forced on the victim against her or his will is termed
Rape/Sexual Assault