Soft Tissue Injuries
This injury involves a tear of a ligament.
What is a sprain?
A fracture that breaks through the skin.
What is an open fracture?
Most effective intervention to prevent pressure injury.
What is repositioning every 2 hours?
Skin breakdown caused by prolonged pressure.
what is a pressure injury
A partial or complete tear of a muscle fiber is called this.
What is a strain?
Grinding or crackling sensation at a fracture site.
What is crepitus?
Inflammation of synovial membrane.
What is synovitis?
Structure that connects muscle to bone
what is a tendon
This soft tissue injury results from blunt force trauma and causes ecchymosis.
What is a contusion?
Fracture caused by minimal force due to underlying bone disease.
What is a pathologic fracture?
Degenerative neurologic disease causing bradykinesia.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
Device where weights must hang freely.
what is traction
The injury severity grade that often requires surgical intervention.
What is a Grade III injury?
Embolic complication marked by petechiae on chest and neck.
What is fat embolism?
Most life‑threatening immobility complication.
What is pulmonary embolism?
Hormone that releases calcium from bone when levels are low.
What is PTH
This diagnostic test best evaluates the extent of ligament or tendon tears.
What is an MRI?
Strategy to prevent embolic complications.
What is early ambulation or anticoagulation?
What is a DEXA scan?
Frequency of neurovascular checks after injury.
every hour initially