Chapter 27 Soft Tissue Injuries

Question 1

Loss or damage of the superficial layer of skin as a result of a body part rubbing or scraping across a rough or hard surface

Answer 1

Abrasion

Question 2

Injury in which part of the body is completely severed

Answer 2

Amputation

Question 3

An injury in which soft tissue is torn completely loose or is hanging as a flap

Answer 3

Avulsion

Question 4

Injuries in which soft tissue damage occurs as a result of thermal heat, frictional heat, toxic chemicals, electricity, or nuclear radiation

Answer 4

Burns

Question 5

Injuries in which damage occurs beneath the skin or mucus membrane but the surface of the skin remains intact

Answer 5

Closed injuries

Question 6

Swelling in a confined space that produces dangerous pressure; may cut off blood flow or damage sensitive tissue.

Answer 6

Compartment syndrome

Question 7

Burn caused from direct contact with a hot object

Answer 7

Contact burn

Question 8

The presence of infection organisms or foreign bodies such as dirt, gravel, or metal

Answer 8

Contamination

Question 9

A bruise from an injury that causes bleeding beneath the skin without braking the skin

Answer 9

Contusion

Question 10

Injury that occurs when a great amount of force is applied to the body

Answer 10

Crushing injury

Question 11

Significant metabolic derangement that develops when crushed extremities or body parts remain trapped for prolonged periods. This can lead to renal failure and death

Answer 11

Crush syndrome

Question 12

Inner layer of skin hair follicles, sweat glands, nerve endings, blood vessels

Answer 12

Dermis

Question 13

Buildup of blood beneath the skin that produces a characteristic blue or black discoloration as the result of injury

Answer 13

Ecchymosis

Question 14

Outer layer of skin which is made up of cells that are sealed together to form a watertight protective covering for the body

Answer 14

Epidermis

Question 15

The displacement of organs outside the body

Answer 15

Evisceration

Question 16

A serious behavioral condition In which a person exhibits agitated behavior combined with disorientation, hallucinations, or delusions.

Answer 16

Excited delirium

Question 17

A fiber like connective tissue that covers arteries veins tendons and ligaments

Answer 17

Fascia

Question 18

A burn caused by an open flame

Answer 18

Flame burn

Question 19

A burn caused by exposure to very intense heat, such as explosion.

Answer 19

Flash burn

Question 20

Burns that affect all skin layers and may affect the subcutaneous layer, muscle, bone, and internal organs, leaving the area dry, leathery, and white dark brown or charred

Answer 20

Full thickness (third degree) burns

Question 21

A mass of blood that has collected within damaged tissue beneath the skin or in a body cavity

Answer 21

Hematoma

Question 22

Objects that penetrate the skin but remain in place

Answer 22

Impaled object

Question 23

A sharp, smooth cut in the skin

Answer 23

Incision

Question 24

A deep, jagged cut in the skin

Answer 24

Laceration

Question 25

The linings of body cavities and passages that communicate directly or indirectly with the environment outside the body

Answer 25

Mucous membranes

Question 26

An airtight dressing that protects a wound from air and bacteria

Answer 26

Occlusive dressing

Question 27

Injuries in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or the mucous membranes exposing deeper tissues to potential contamination

Answer 27

Open injuries

Question 28

Burns that affect the epidermis and some portion of the dermis but not the subcutaneous tissue characterized by blisters and skin that is white to red moist and mottled

Answer 28

Partial-thickness (second degree) burns

Question 29

An injury resulting from a sharp piercing object

Answer 29

Penetrating wound

Question 30

Infected with rabies

Answer 30

Rabid

Question 31

A system thst assigns percentages to sections of the body allowing calculation of the amount of skin surface involved in the burn area

Answer 31

Rule of nines

Question 32

A burn caused by hot liquids

Answer 32

Scald burn

Question 33

A burn caused by exposure to hot steam

Answer 33

Steam hurn

Question 34

Burns that effect only the epidermis, characterized by skin that is red but not blistered or actually burned through

Answer 34

Superficial (first degree) burns

Question 35

A burn caused by heat

Answer 35

Thermal burn