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7 Cards in this Set
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bone to bone |
ligament |
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muscle to bone |
tendons |
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Direct Force |
Where did the force hit/start ( fall on ground catching self with hand) |
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Indirect Force |
Injury caused by direct force ( shoulder from direct force on hand) |
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six p's of assessment |
pain or tenderness pallor ( pale skin) parasthesia ( pins and needles) pulses paralysis pressure |
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advantages of splinting |
minimize movement of disrupted joints and broken bone ends prevents additional injury to soft tissues decreases pain minimizes blood loss can prevent a closed fracture from becoming an open fracture |
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3 types of splints |
rigid splints formable splints traction splints |
