Soc 10- Preventing Injuries

Question 1

What is concussion and what are the symptoms.

Answer 1

Concussion is caused by a bang on a head.

Symptoms are headaches, slurred speech, bad balance.

Question 2

What are the 4 different types of fractures and what are they?

Answer 2

Compound- penetrates the skin and you can see the bone.
Closed- a full break but closed, doesn’t penetrate the skin.
Simple - doesn’t fully crack. Part of the bone is still conected.
Stress - a very small crack.

Question 3

What is an abrasion? How do you get them?

Answer 3

An abrasion or another word is a graze.

You get it from friction burns for example slidetackling on astro turf?

Question 4

What is a dislocation and how can they occur?

Answer 4

This is when a bone at a joint is forced out of its normal place.

Question 5

What is torn cartilage?

Answer 5

Cartilage is a firm elastic substance which lines
adjoining bones. It absorbs the impact on the bones
while reducing the friction during sports/ activity.
Damage to cartilage often occurs due to wear and
tear from long-term overuse.

Question 6

What are sprains?

Answer 6

A sprain is a damaged ligament. One of the most
common sprains in sport is a twisted ankle.
Sprains often occur when stretching too far past the
normal range of a joint, but can also be caused by
falling or colliding with an opponent.

Question 7

What is a soft tissue injury?

Answer 7

Joints are where two or more bones meet.
They are particular prone injury because
movement past the range can tear or pull
tendons and ligaments.

Question 8

What is a strain?

Answer 8

A strain is a twist, pull or tear of a muscle
or a tendon (while a sprain is an injury to a
ligament).
Most common strains are in the back and
the hamstrings
Two examples of strains are golfers elbow
and tennis elbow