Understanding Injuries
Name two common symptoms of a pediatric orthopedic injury.
What is (any two) pain, swelling, bruising, deformity, or avoiding use of the injured area.
What is one common cause of pediatric orthopedic injuries?
What is falls, car accidents, sports, or accidents during play.
Name two OT interventions for orthopedic injuries.
What is (any two) soft tissue mobilization, scar management, desensitization, joint mobilization, range-of-motion exercises, strengthening, daily living retraining, or adaptive equipment selection and training.
What type of fracture bends and cracks the bone without breaking it completely?
What is a greenstick fracture.
What two treatments can immobilize an injured bone or muscle without surgery?
What is casting and splinting.
Name one ADL that may be affected by an orthopedic injury.
What is dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, or toileting.
What type of injury may affect future bone growth and development?
What is a growth plate injury.
What is one way to help prevent injuries in sports?
What is wearing appropriate gear, rest and recovery, or train the proper form.
A child has difficulty handwriting and drawing after an injury. What occupation is being affected?
What is education
Why are younger children at risk for orthopedic injuries?
What is they are still developing motor skills and coordination.
What is the biggest concern/complication of an open fracture?
What is infection.
An OT recommends special equipment and teaches a child how to use it to complete daily tasks. What intervention is this?
What is adaptive equipment selection and training.
What two types of structures can be damaged by a pediatric orthopedic injury, potentially affecting circulation or sensation?
What are nerves and blood vessels.
What is the difference between internal and external fixation?
What is internal fixation uses devices such as screws or plates inside the body; external fixation uses a frame outside the body with pins in the bone.
What approach should an OT take when treating a pediatric othropedic injury instead of focusing on biomechanics?
What is a holistic approach?