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37 Cards in this Set
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A/A |
Abbreviation for automobile accident |
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Abrasion |
Portion of the skin has been scraped away (road rash) |
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Amputation |
Complete removal of a body part |
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Concussion |
Injury from a blow or from striking an object |
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Crepitus or crepitation |
Sound made by the broken ends of a bone grating against one another |
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Dislocation |
A bone out of joint |
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Fx or fracture |
A break in a bone |
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Hematoma |
A mass of blood restricted to an area. Bruise or contusion |
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Laceration |
An opening or year through the skin or through an organ |
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Luxation |
Displacement of organs or dislocation of a joint |
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Sprain |
Stretching or tearing of a ligament |
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Subluxation |
A partial dislocation usually meaning one bone has moved inferiorly |
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Callus |
First phase of healing |
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Transverse fx |
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Closed and segmented |
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Compound fx |
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Oblique fx |
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Varus |
Distal fragment being angled toward the midline |
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Valgas |
Distal fragment being angled away from midline |
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Bayonet or overlapping fx |
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Linear fx |
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Cleft fx |
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Spiral fx |
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Comminuted fx |
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Butterfly fx |
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Impacted fx |
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Splinter fx |
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Stellate fx |
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Complicated fx |
Involves bone but also damage to an internal organ |
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Pathologic fx |
Nontraumatic |
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Compression fx |
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Jefferson's fx |
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Blowout fx |
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Depressed fx |
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Pathologic fx |
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Greenstick |
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Avulsion fx |
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