fractures

Question 1

S/S of fractures:

Continuous____

unnatural____

de-____

shortening of______

muscle______

crep-____

swe-__

dis-_____

Answer 1

• continuous pain
• unnatural movement
• deformity
• shortening of extremity (due muscle spasm)
• muscle spasm
• crepitus (can hear bone ends grating together)
• swelling
• discoloration

Question 2

The number 1 thing with orthopedic injury is___

Answer 2

compartment syndrome (can cause you to lose limb)

Question 3

TX:

____ The bone ends plus the adjacent joints

Answer 3

immobilize

Question 4

TX:

Support the fracture ____ and ___ the site

Answer 4

above and below ( to prevent further injury)

Question 5

TX:

____ extremity as little as possible

Answer 5

move… the goal is to not move it at all because we don’t wanna make things worst.

Question 6

TX:

Splints help prevent/dislodge____ emboli and ____ spasms

Answer 6

fat; muscle

Question 7

what do you do with open fractures(if bones are sticking out)?

what if you walk into the room and can’t see the bones anymore.. they’ve been pulled back down into the muscle due to muscle spasms. what are we worried about now?

Answer 7

• first thing you need to do is COVER THE AREA pref with something sterile..
• infection because the bones could have introduced infection to tissue now.

Question 8

what neuro-vascular checks must be done?

which 2 are the neuro components?

Answer 8

-pulses -color -movement -sensation -capillari refill -temperature *movement and sensation*