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Soft tissue Injuries

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When the skin breaks the wound is called an ? injury   Open  
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Use an occlusive dressing on open neck injuries to prevent an air   embolism  
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Abdominal wounds sometimes result in an ? with organs protruding through the wound   evisceration  
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type of open injury a break in the skin may be linear or stellate.   laceration  
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a loose flap of skin and underlying soft tissue that has been torn loose.   avulsion  
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a wound generally caoused by scraping tubbing or shearing away of the epidermis   abrasion  
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An irretular cut to the skin   stellate  
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Type of injury beneath unbroken skin.   Closed  
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Cover exposed organs with a ? sterile dressing   moist  
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Injury to the skin or underlying tissues.   wound  
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A disruption in the continuity of an extremity or body part   amputation  
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Use an ? dressing to prevent air from entering the chest cavity through a wound   occlusive  
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a regular cut to the skin   linear  
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injury to the cells and blood vessels contained in the dermis   contusion  
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in most cases, do not remove an ? object   impaled  
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a ? injury generally is the result of a sharp, pointed object being pushed into soft tissues.   impaled  
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A ? is used to secure a dressing in place   bandage  
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? an impaled object with bulky dressings   stabilize  
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a ? injury is one in which force great enough to cause injury has been applied to the body.   crush  
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Damage to large blood vessels and large amount of tissue   hematoma  
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