Trauma Terms Flashcards
1
Q
What is Contusion?
A
Also known as a bruise and results from blunt trauma causing broken capillaries
2
Q
What is Hematoma?
A
Collection of blood outside of the blood vessel
3
Q
What is Crush injury?
A
Compression of part of the body between two objects
4
Q
What is Abrasion?
A
Superficial damage to the skin causing minimal bleeding if at all.
5
Q
What is Laceration?
A
A deep tear or cut in the skin
6
Q
What is Avulsion?
A
A traumatic and forcible tearing away of part of the body
7
Q
What is Amputation?
A
The removal of an extremity or part of an extremity
8
Q
What is impaled object?
A
An external object breaks the skin and rests within the body.
