INJURY Flashcards
What are the types of injury?
Chronic Acute Hard tissue Soft tissue Fractures (compound) Fractures (simple)
What is a chronic injury?
Over a period of time
What is a Acute injury?
Occur at a moment
What is a hard tissue injury?
damage to bone, joint or cartilage
What is a soft tissue injury?
Damage to muscle ligaments and tendons
What is a fracture (compound) injury?
Open
What is a fracture (simple) injury?
Closed
What is a fracture?
What does it cause?
Partial or complete break
Direct force/ indirect force
Pain
Inability or limited movement
Swelling
Deformity
What is a dislocation?
What does it cause?
One bone is displaced from another moving them from their original position
Direct or indirect
Shoulder/ hip/knee/elbow
Pain
Swelling
What is the treatment for a dislocation?
Call for medical attention/ ambulance/ doctor/ first aider/ hospital/ surgery
Immobilise/ keep still/ protect/ support/ rest joint
Do not attempt to manipulate/ relocate bones
Ice to reduce swelling/ relieve pain
Pain medication/ anti-inflammatories
What is a Contusion/ Haematoma?
What does it cause?
Bruise
Blood vessels have ruptured
H – deep tissue damage/ leak
Swelling
Discolouration
What is a sprain?
What does it cause?
Damage to the ligaments
Pain
Swelling
Bruising
Inability to bear weight
Possible dislocation
What is a strain?
What does it cause?
Damage to tendon
Pain on movement
Swelling
Bruising
What is an Abrasion/ laceration?
Superficial damage to the skin
Blood rules in sport
What is a blister?
A separation of skin where fluid forms
