Unit One: Ankle- contusions

Question 1

Shin contusion

Answer 1

defintion: damage to skin/blood vessels in shin
movement: forced impact
s/s: intense pain, point tender, hematoma
treatment: RICE, pad prtection

Question 2

muscluar contusion

Answer 2

definition: muscle brusing
movement: forced impact
s/s: point tender, discoloration, weakness, limited ROM
treatment: RICE, stretching

Question 3

compartment syndrome

Answer 3

definition: pressure increase in comparment
movement: intense blunt force trauma
s/s: deep intese pain, tightness in skin, shinning skin, swelling (massive) circulation test (+), nervous test(+)
treatment: ice and elevation, emergency transport, sugically opened leg