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18 Cards in this Set
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Sprain |
Trauma to a joint that injures ligaments |
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Strain |
Muscle injury caused by violent contraction or excessive stretching |
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Tendinitis |
Inflammation/overuse of the tendons |
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Splinting a knee |
Lift injured leg, place splint underneath,place soft padding under knee, tie cravat bandages |
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Splint |
Any support used to immobilize a fracture to restrict movement |
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Swathe |
Cravat tied around body to decrease movement |
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Sling |
Triangular bandages applied around neck for support |
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CSM |
Circulation (radial pulse/posterior tibial) Sensation (squeeze fingers/toes) Movement (wiggle fingers/toes) |
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Fractures |
Greenstick, transverse, oblique, comminuted, impacted |
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Crepitus |
Grating sound and sensation felt when fractured ends rub together |
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RICE |
Rest Ice Compression Elevation |
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Checking spinal injuries RV |
V wiggles fingers- R squeeze fingers V squeezes hand- V wiggles toes R squeezes toes- V pushes foot |
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Checking spinal UV |
Pinch hand or foot; Babinski test |
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Babinski test |
Stroke bottom of foot, big toe goes down= normal. Toe goes up suspect spinal or brain injury= babinski |
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Anterior nosebleed |
Bleeding from the front of the nose |
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Sucking chest wound |
Chest wound allows air to pass into and out of the chest with breaths |
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Flail chest |
Several ribs broken in the same area in more than 1 place |
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Protruding organs injury |
Severe injury to the abdomen where internal organs escape the wound |
