Skeletal (striated), smooth and cardiac
What are 3 types of muscules in the body
This bone in the pectoral girdle is frequently injured because it is slender and exposed
What is the clavicle
Treat any injury that breaks the skin as this
What is an open fracture
A disruption of a joint in which the bone ends are no longer in contact
What is a dislocation
Unless the patient is in this....all fractures, dislocations, and sprains should be splinted
What is danger
These attach muscles to bones
What are tendons
Common names for Carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges
What are wrist bones, hand bones, and finger bones
Epiphyseal fracture
What is a fracture that takes place in the growth plate of the bone
Pain on movement, locked joint, marked deformity, numbnesss
What are the signs of a dislocation
Further damage by broken bone ends, restrictions of distal blood flow, increased pain from bone ends moving, excessive bleeding of tissues
What are some things splinting can help prevent
Muscles found in the digestive system
What are smooth (involuntary muscles)
Ischium, ilium, and pubis
What makes up the pelvis
A fracture caused by a twisting force, causing an oblique fracture around the bone and through the bone
What is a spiral fracture type of oblique fracture
The joint is twisted or stretched beyond the normal range of motion, causing ligaments to be damaged
What is a sprain
Pulse, sensation, movement as it relates to splinting
What are three things to assess before and after splinting
This muscle that has its regulatory system and ability to contract without external stimulus
What is cardiac muscle
This is where red blood cells are produced
What is the bone marrow
What are: A. Green stick, B. Oblique, C. Pahologic, D. Incomplete fractures
Stretching or tearing of the muscle causes pain, swelling, and bruising of the soft tissues in the area.
What is a strain?
Do this if you find resistance when you attempt to align a limb
What is splint it as found
These injuries are rarely fatal and easily identified because of pain, swelling, and deformity
What are musculoskeletal injuries
What is the acromioclavicular joint
Deformity, tenderness, guarding, and swelling
What are the signs of a fracture
The Golden Period as it relates to preserving limb viability
What is an extremity with anything less than complete circulation, prolonged hypoperfusion can cause significant damage.
Treating a fracture or dislocation that has minimal distal circulation
What is attempt to reposition the extremity once before transport? If the situation continues just expedite transport