Common Injuries and Aliments Flashcards
1
Q
Allergy
A
Allergy
2
Q
Contusion
A
Bruise
blood discoloration, stops bleeding when it clots (maybe an hour; faster with ice)
3
Q
Abrasion
A
Scrape
part of the skin is removed and bleeding (rugburn)
4
Q
Laceration
A
cut
created with some sort of trauma; not always straight
5
Q
incision
A
surgical cut
typically on purpose, surgical straight cut; the two tissues come together
6
Q
embolism
A
blood clot
blood clot/part of the clot that travels; clogs arteries, stops circulation
7
Q
inflammation
A
swelling
body does it to heal
more blood goes there=more oxygen
8
Q
fracture (bone)
A
broken bone