Soft Tissue Injurys and fractures

Question 1

What are the 4 types of soft tissue injury

Answer 1

1. Strain injury
2. Mild injury
3. Moderate injury
4. Severe injury

Question 2

What is a strain?

Answer 2

• A traumatic injury to the ligaments or muscles surrounding a joint
• damage to the muscle or tendon caused by over stretching them beyond their functional capacity. Can be chronic as a result of overuse

Question 3

What’s are the 3 types of sprain injuries

Answer 3

Minimal injury-little sigh of injury

Medium injury-some loss of function, swelling

Severe injury-complete tear, pain and swelling, joints likely to be unstable

Question 4

severity of Sprain

Answer 4

Mild- no effect on movement of the limb

Moderate- partial tear, may experience some loss of function

Severe- complete tear, recognised immediately, considerable pain (most of the time)

Question 5

What is a bruise

Answer 5

A close wound when blood vessels are damaged or broken as a result of a blow to the skin

Question 6

What’s is a haematoma

Answer 6

A closed wound when bleeding occurs deep within the tissue and collects causing swelling and discolouration

Question 7

What is a bursitis

Answer 7

A close wound caused by inflammation of the bursa a synovial fluid filled sac

Question 8

What is Swelling

Answer 8

A closed wound of a transient accumulation of interstitial fluid as a result of trauma or subsequent inflammatory process

Question 9

What is a fracture and it’s two categories

Answer 9

A break in the continuity of bone
-may also involve blood vessel, nerves and other tissue surrounding the bone

• closed fracture=does not break the skin so no associated open wound
• open fracture= Broken bone has gone through skin, therefore increased risk of infection in wound

Question 10

What are the 7 types of fractures

Answer 10

1. Green stick fracture
2. Potts- fracture involving the lower extremity of the tibia and fibula usually involves ankle dislocation
3. Comminuted- involves the bone shattering into multiple pieces of bone or several breaks
4. Transverse-break to the bone across its long axis
5. Spiral
6. Colles
7. Epiphyseal

Question 11

How many miles of blood can u lose from a femur fracture

Answer 11

1500mls

Question 12

How many miles of blood can u lose from a pelvis fracture

Answer 12

2000-3000mls

Question 13

How many miles of blood can u use from a tibia/fibula fracture

Answer 13

350ml

Question 14

How many miles of blood can u lose from a humerus fracture

Answer 14

500mls

Question 15

How many miles of blood can u lose from radius and ulna fracture

Answer 15

150ml