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Injury Flashcards

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How can injuries be classified as?

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  • Acute
  • Chronic
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What does acute mean?

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  • Sudden
  • Happens in the moment
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What does chronic mean?

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  • Slow sustained development
  • Culminating in inflammation
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How can injuries be classified by which types of tissue?

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  • Hard tissue
  • Soft tissue
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What is hard tissue?

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  • Bone
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What is soft tissue?

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  • Muscle
  • Ligament
  • Tendon
  • Cartilage
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How are injuries classified by which types of diagnosis?

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  • Open
  • Closed
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What is open diagnosis?

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  • Skin is broken
  • Usually bleeding
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What is closed diagnosis?

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  • Skin remains intact
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What is a fracture?

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  • It’s caused by external forces e.g. fall
  • Can be open or closed
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What is a compound fracture?

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  • A break that is open
  • The bone penetrates the skin
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What is a closed/ simple fracture?

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  • a clean internal break to the bone
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What is a green stick fracture?

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  • A partial break to the bone
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What is a dislocation?

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  • Bones at a joint are forced out of it’s normal position
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Soft tissue injury (muscle) - strain

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  • Muscle is torn due to overloading (lengthening)
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What is the cause of a strain?

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  • Sometimes due to an ineffective warm up/ stretch
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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
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What is the cause of a sprain?

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  • Fall, misplaced footing, loss of balance
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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)
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Soft tissue injury (tendon) - tendon tear

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  • Complete or partial tear of the tendon
21
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What is the cause of a tendon tear?

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  • Excessive force whilst the muscle is lengthening
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What are the

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