Injury Flashcards
1
Q
How can injuries be classified as?
A
- Acute
- Chronic
2
Q
What does acute mean?
A
- Sudden
- Happens in the moment
3
Q
What does chronic mean?
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- Slow sustained development
- Culminating in inflammation
- Develops over time
4
Q
How can injuries be classified by which types of tissue?
A
- Hard tissue
- Soft tissue
5
Q
What is hard tissue?
A
- Bone
6
Q
What is soft tissue?
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- Muscle
- Ligament
- Tendon
- Cartilage
7
Q
How are injuries classified by which types of diagnosis?
A
- Open
- Closed
8
Q
What is open diagnosis?
A
- Skin is broken
- Usually bleeding
9
Q
What is closed diagnosis?
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- Skin remains intact
10
Q
What is a fracture?
A
- It’s caused by external forces e.g. fall
- Can be open or closed
11
Q
What is a compound fracture?
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- A break that is open
- The bone penetrates the skin
12
Q
What is a closed/ simple fracture?
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- a clean internal break to the bone
13
Q
What is a green stick fracture?
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- A partial break to the bone
14
Q
What is a dislocation?
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- Bones at a joint are forced out of it’s normal position
15
Q
Soft tissue injury (muscle) - strain
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- Muscle is torn due to overloading (lengthening)
16
Q
What is the cause of a strain?
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- Sometimes due to an ineffective warm up/ stretch
17
Q
Soft tissue injury (ligament) - sprain
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- Torn ligament due to a twisting or wrenching at a joint e.g. twisted ankle
18
Q
What is the cause of a sprain?
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- Fall, misplaced footing, loss of balance
19
Q
Soft tissue injury (ligament) - Categories
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- Grade 1: mild damage, joint remains stable
- Grade 2: Ligament stretched/ partial tear, joint is loose
- Grade 3: Complete tear (rupture)
20
Q
Soft tissue injury (tendon) - tendon tear
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- Complete or partial tear of the tendon