Types of Wounds Flashcards
What wound does not cause eternal bleeding?
Closed
What type of wound has external bleeding
Open wound
This type of wound has obvious bleeding in skin
Open wound
Scarping of skin against the rough surface
Abrasion
Caused by animal bites
Avulsion
Clean and deep cut; caused by a knife
Incision
Examples ofsuch are surgeries
Incision
Irregular or blunt breaking of soft tissues that leaves the skin open
Laceration
Caused by pointed object like ballpen or nails
Puncture
A broken bone
Fracture
What type of fracture has internal bleeding?
Closed Fracture
What type of fracture is when the bone is breaking and visible outside the skin?
Open Fracture
The stretching/tearing of the ligaments
Sprain
The stretching/tearing of the tendons
Strain