SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA Flashcards
1
Q
A SCRATCH OR SCRAPE
A
ABRASION
2
Q
THE SURGICAL REMOVAL OR TRAUMATIC SEVERING OF A BODY PART, USUALLY AN EXTREMITY.
A
AMPUTATION
3
Q
ANY MATERIAL USED TO HOLD A DRESSING IN PLACE.
A
BANDAGE
4
Q
AN INTERNAL INJURY WITH NO OPEN PATHWAY FROM THE OUTSIDE.
A
CLOSED WOUND
5
Q
ANOTHER WORD FOR A BRUISE
A
CONTUSION
6
Q
AN INJURY CAUSED WHEN FORCE IS TRANSMITTED FROM THE BODYS EXTERIOR TO ITS INTERNAL STRUCTURES. BONES CAN BE BROKEN, MUSCLES, NERVES AND TISSUES DAMAGED; AND INTERNAL ORGANS RUPTURED, CAUSING INTERNAL BLEEDING.
A
CRUSH INJURY