Injuries to Muscles and Bones (Chapter 15)

Question 1

Police Officers (First Responders) will encounter many types of musculoskeletal injuries:

Answer 1

• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Sprains and strains
• Head injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Chest injuries

Question 2

Body Consist of #____ bones

Answer 2

206

Question 3

Muscles

Answer 3

are attached to bones by tendons and cause movement by alternately contracting and replacing

1. Movement occurs at joints, where two bones come together
2. The bones are held together by ligaments.

Question 4

Mechanism of Injury:

What caused the Injury (important to know)

Answer 4

1. Direct force
2. Indirect force
3. Twisting force

—> Inspect the injured limb and compare it to the opposite, uninjured limb

Question 5

C3, C4, C5 keeps the _______ alive

Answer 5

Diaphragm

Question 6

The Human Skull:

Answer 6

• Has two parts:
  
  • Cranium
  • Facial bones

Question 7

Treatment of Head Injury:

Answer 7

1. Immobilize the head in a neutral position
2. Maintain an open airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver

Monitor for CAB’s

Jaw-Thrust Maneuver - prevent the tongue from obstructing the upper airways. When the mandible is displaced forward, it pulls the tongue forward and prevents it from obstructing the entrance to the trachea.

Question 8

Flail Chest

Answer 8

if three or more ribs are broken in at least two places.

—> the injured portion of the chest wall does not move with the rest of the chest