Soft-Tissue Injuries Flash Cards

 
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Any dressing that forms an airtight seal? OCCLUSIVE DRESSING 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A dressing applied tightly to control bleeding? PRESSURE DRESSING 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A bulky dressing? UNIVERSAL DRESSING 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Any material used to hold a dressing in place? BANDAGE 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Any material used to cover a wound that will help control bleeding and help prevent additional contamination? DRESSING 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A method for estimating the extent of a burn? RULE OF PALM 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A method for estimating the extent of a burn? RULE OF NINES 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
What are signs of full thickness burns? -CHARRED BLACK
-DRY AND WHITE
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Full thickness burns are also known as? 3RD DEGREE BURNS 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A burn in which all the layers of the skin are damaged? FULL THICKNESS BURN 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A persons palm is what percentage of the body? 1% 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
What kind of sings are involved in a partial thickness burn? -REDDENING
-BLISTERING
-MOTTLED APPERANCE
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Partial thickness burns are also known as? 2ND DEGREE BURNS 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A burn in which the epidermis is burned through and the dermis is damaged? PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Superficial burns are also known as? 1ST DEGREE BURNS 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A burn that involves only the epidermis? SUPERFICIAL BURN 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Burns can be classified and evaluated in three ways? -BY AGENT AND SOURCE
-BY DEPTH
-BY SEVERITY
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An intestine or other internal organ protruding through a wound in the abdomen? EVISERATION 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Is a combination of blood and air in the lung? HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Can be caused when lacerations within the chest cavity are produced by penetrating objects or fractured ribs? HEMOTHORAX 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
A type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest cavity is prevented from escaping? TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Air in the chest cavity? PNEUMOTHORAX 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
An open chest wound in which air is "sucked" into the chest cavity? SUCKING CHEST WOUND 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Movement of ribs in a flail segment that is opposite to the direction of movement of the rest of the chest cavity? PARADOXICAL MOTION 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
Fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment? FLAIL CHEST 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT view revision history
The surgical removal or traumatic severing of a body part, usually an extremity? AMPUTATION 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
The tearing away or tearing off of a piece or flap of skin or other soft tissue. This term may also be used for an eye pulled from it's socket or a tooth dislodged from it's socket? AVULSION 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
Has both an entrance and an exit wound? PERFORATING PUNCTURE WOUND 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
An open wound that tears through the skin and destroys underlying tissues. PUNCTURE WOUND 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
A cut? lACERATION 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
A scratch or scrape? ABRASION 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
An injury in which the skin is interrupted, exposing the tissue beneath? OPEN WOUND 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
An injury caused when force is transmitted from the body's exterior to it's internal structures? CRUSH INJURY 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
A swelling caused by the collection of blood under the skin or in damaged tissues as a result of an injured or broken blood vessel? HEMATOMA 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
How much blood can be lost in a hematoma? 1 LITER 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
Blood almost always collects at an injury site. This results in what? A HEMATOMA 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
In a contusion, how long with it take for swelling or discoloration to occur? IMMEDIATELY/24-48 HOURS 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
What are the three types of closed injuries? -CONTUSIONS
-HEMATOMAS
-CRUSH INJURIES
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A bruise? CONTUSION 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
A closed wound is usually caused by? THE IMPACT OF A BLUNT OBJECT 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
An internal injury with no open pathway from the outside? CLOSED WOUND 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
The layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis? SUBCUTANEOUS 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
The inner (second) layer of the skin found beneath the epidermis. It is rich in blood vessels and nerves? DERMIS 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
The outer layer of the skin? EPIDERMIS 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
What are the three layer of the skin? -EPIDERMIS
-DERMIS
-SUBCUTANEOUS
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What are the major functions of the skin? -PROTECTION
-WATER BALANCE
-TEMPERATURE REGULATION
-EXCRETION
-SHOCK ABSORPTION
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The skins total surface area is over? 20 SQUARE FEET. 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history
The soft tissue of the body include? THE SKIN, FATTY TISSUES, MUSCLES, BLOOD VESSELS, FIBROUS TISSUES, MEMBRANES, GLANDS, AND NERVES 0 MichaelMorano Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:48 GMT view revision history

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