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Soft-tissue Injury

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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  
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Outer layer of the skin   Epidermis  
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Any material used to hold a dressing in place   Bandage  
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Cut that can be smooth or jagged   Laceration  
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Intestine or other internal organ protruding through a wound in the abdomen   Evisceration  
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Internal injury in which there is no open pathway from the outside to the injured site   Closed wound  
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Burn in which all the layers of the skin are damaged; also callef a third-degree burn   Full-Thickness burn  
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Flap of skin or other tissue torn loose or pulled off completely   Avulsion  
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Any material used to cover a wound in an effort to control bleeding and help and help prevent additional contamination   Dressing  
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Injury caused when force is transmitted from the body's exterior to it's internal structures   Crush injury  
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Air bubble in the bloodstream   Air Emblous  
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Layer of the skin found below the epidermis; it is rich in blood vessels, nerves, and specialized structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous (oil) glands, and hair follicles   Dermis  
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Bruise   Contusion  
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Scrape or scratch in which the outer layer of the skin is damaged but all the layers are not penetrated   Abrasion  
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Surgical removal or tramatic severing of a body part, usually an extremity   Amputation  
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Large bulky dressing   Universal dressing  
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Method for estimating the extent of a burn area in which areas on the body are assigned certain percentages of the body's total surface area   Rule of nines  
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Open chest wound in which air is "drawn" into the chest cavity   Sucking chest wound  
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Burn in which the epidermis is burned through an dthe dermis is damaged; also called a second-degree burn   Partial-thickness burn  
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Burn that involves only the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin; also called a first-degree burn   Superficial burn  
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Injury in which the skin is interupped, or broken, exposing the tissue underneath   Open wound  
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Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis   Subcutaneous layers  
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Any dressing that forms an airtight seal   Occlusive dressing  
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Method for estimating the extent of a burn area; the palm of the patient's hand, which equals about 1% of the body's surface area, is compared with patient's burn to estimate it's size   Rule of palm  
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open wound caused by a sharp, pointed object that tears through the skin and destroys underlying tissues   Puncture wound  
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