Soft-Tissue Injuries, Section 5, Ch. 24

Front 1

What is an avulsion?

Back 1

An injury in which soft tissue is either completely torn away or hanging by a flap.

Front 2

What is a burn?

Back 2

An injury in which soft tissue has received more energy than it can absorb without damage from thermal heat, frictional heat, radiation, electricity, or chemical reaction

Front 3

What is compartment syndrome?

Back 3

Swelling in a confined space that produces dangerously high pressures. Very painful. May cut off blood flow and/or damage tissues.

Front 4

What is a contusion?

Back 4

A bruise without a break in the skin.

Front 5

What is the dermis?

Back 5

The inner layer of the skin that contains hair follicles, sweat glands, nerve endings, and blood vessels.

Front 6

What is the epidermis?

Back 6

The outer layer of the skin that acts as a watertight protective covering.

Front 7

What is evisceration?

Back 7

The displacement of body organs outside the body.

Front 8

What is a full thickness burn?

Back 8

Aburn that effect all skin layers and may affect the subcutaneous layers, muscle, bone, and internal organs. Leaves the area dry, leathery, and white, dark brown, or charred. 3rd degree burn.

Front 9

What is a hematoma?

Back 9

Blood collected with a body cavity or tissues.

Front 10

What is a laceration?

Back 10

A jagged open wound.

Front 11

What is an incision?

Back 11

A sharp, smooth cut.

Front 12

What is an occlusive dressing?

Back 12

A dressing made from Vasiline gauzze, aluminum foil, or plastic that prevents air or liquid from entering or leaving a wound.

Front 13

What is a partial thickness burn?

Back 13

A burn that effects the epidermis and some portion of the dermis but not the subcutaneous tissues. Characterized by blisters and skin that is white to red, moist, and mottled. 2nd degree burns.

Front 14

What is the rule of nines?

Back 14

A system assigning percentages to portions of the body to facilitate estimates of the percentage of body area involved in a burn.