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Brady EMT Basic - Chapter 30 Musculoskeletal Trauma

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the portions of the skeleton that include the clavicles, scapulae, arms, wrists, and hands (upper extremities) and the pelvis, thighs, legs, ankles, and feet ( lower extemities)   Extremities  
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hard but flexible living structures that provide support for the body and protection to vital organs   Bones  
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places where bones articulate, or meet   Joints  
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bones found in the arm and leg, humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia. fibula   Long bones  
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sternum, shoulder blades and ribs   Flat bones  
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vertebrae   Irregular bones  
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tissues or fibers that cause movement of body parts and organs   Muscles  
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tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps form certain body parts such as the ear   Cartilage  
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tissues that connect muscle to bone   Tendons  
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connective tissue that connect bone to bone   Ligaments  
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A splint that applies constant pull along the length of a lower extremity to help stabilize the fractured bone and to reduce muscle spasm in the limb.   Traction splint  
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any break in a bone   fracture  
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a fracture where the bone is broken in several places   comminuted fracture  
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an incomplete fracture   Greenstick Fracture  
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fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other   Angulated Fracture  
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the disruption or "comming apart" of a joint   Dislocation  
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the stretching and tearing of ligaments   Sprain  
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muscle injury resulting from overstretching or overexertion of the muscle   Strain  
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an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin   closed extremity injury  
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an extremity injury in which the skin has been broken or torn through from the inside by an injured bone or from the outside by something that has caused a penetrating wound with associated injury to the bone   Open extremity injury  
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injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are constricted within a space as from swelling or from a tight dressing or cast   Compartment Syndrome  
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a grating sensation or sound made when fractured bone ends rub together   Crepitus  
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A traction splint is contradicted if there is a _____ injury   pelvis , Hip or Knee  
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What does CSM stand for?   Pulse, circularity,motor, sensory  
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The three types of mechanism that cause musculoskeletal injuries include   Direct, indirect, and twisting  
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Both swelling and clotting associated with broken bones is due to the destruction of blood vessels in the.....   periosteum  
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The splints that are most commonly used to immobilize joint injuries in the position found are?   Formable Splints  
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A triangular bandage used to support the shoulder and arm is called a   Sling  
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Studies of mechanics of injury indicate that infants and children with fractured femurs often have injury to   Internal Injuries  
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Patients with a hip fracture should be managed for shock and receive   Oxygen  
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the memory aid PMS stands for?   Pulse, Motor, and Sensation  
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The three types of mechanisms that cause musculoskeletal injuries include:   direct force, indirect force and twisting force.  
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