Fracture Classifications, Signs & Symptoms
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| How many classifications are there of Fractures? | Five - Open, Closed, Stable, Unstable, Greenstick
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| Describe an Open fracture? | Skin is broken, bone may be visible
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| Describe a Closed fracture? | Skin is unbroken, under the skin
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| Describe a Stable fracture? | Clean break or crack to bone
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| Describe an Unstable fracture? | Broken ends, can be displaced
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| Describe a Greenstick fracture? | Split/Bend or crack - especially in young
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| Describe the Signs & Symptoms of fractures (PDSSLCW)? | Pain, Deformity, Signs of shock, Shortening, bending or twisting, Loss of movement, Crepitus, Wound (if open #)
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| P = | Pain
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| D = | Deformity
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| S = | Signs of shock
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| S = | Shortening, bending or twisting
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| L = | Loss of movement
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| C = | Crepitus (A clinical sign in medicine characterized by a peculiar crackling, crinkly, or grating feeling or sound under the skin)
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| W = | Wound (if open #)
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