Soft-Tissue Injuries Word Scramble
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Abrasion | Loss or damage of the superficial layer of skin as a result of a body part rubbing or scraping across a rough or hard surface |
Avulsion | An injury in which soft tissue either is torn completely loose or is hanging as a flap. |
Burn | An injury in which the soft tissue receives more energy than it can absorb without injury from thermal heat, frictional heat, toxic chemicals, electricity, or nuclear radiation. |
Closed injury | Injury in which damage occurs beneath the skin or mucous membrane but the surface remains intact |
Compartment syndrome | Swelling in a confined space that produced dangerous pressure; may cut off blood flow or damage sensitive tissue. |
Contamination | The presence of infective organisms or foreign bodies such as dirt, gravel, or metal. |
Contusion | A bruise without a break in the skin |
Dermis | The inner layer of the skin, containing hair follicles, sweat glands, nerve endings, and blood vessels. |
Ecchymosis | discoloration associated with a closed wound; signifies bleeding. |
Epidermis | The outer layer of skin that acts as a watertight protective covering |
Evisceration | The displacement of organs outside the body |
Full-thickness burn | A burn that affects all skin layers and may affect the subcutaneous layers, muscle, bone, and internal organs, leaving the area dry, leathery, and white, dark brown or charred; traditionally called a third-degree burn. |
Hematoma | Blood collected within the body's tissues or in a body cavity. |
Incision | A sharp or smooth cut. |
Laceration | A jagged open wound. |
Mucous membrane | The lining of body cavities and passages that are in direct contact with the outside environment. |
Occlusive dressing | Dressing made of vaseline gauze, aluminum foil, or plastic that prevents air and liquids from entering or exiting a wound. |
Open injury | An injury in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or the mucous membrane, exposing deeper tissue to potential contamination |
Partial-thickness burn | A burn affecting th epidermis and some portion of the dermis but not the subcutaneous tissue, characterized by blisters and skin that is white to red, moist, and mottled; traditionally called a second-degree burn. |
Penetrating wound | An injury resulting from a sharp, pointed object. |
Rabid | Describes an animal that is infected with rabies. |
Rule of nines | A system that assigns percentages to sections of the body, allowing calculation of the amount of skin surface involved in the burn area. |
Superficial Burn | A burn affecting only the epidermis, characterized by skin that is red but not blistered or actually burned through; traditionally called a first-degree burn. |
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