04 Acute Injuries

Question 1

List the classifications of injuries

Answer 1

Acute, Chronic and Overuse

Question 2

Define an acute injury

Answer 2

Immediate pain and impaired function,

Question 3

Define a chronic injury

Answer 3

Begins as acute then reoccurs due to weakness in the area,

Question 4

Define an oversue injury

Answer 4

Excessive and repeated use of the same muscle, bone or joint

Question 5

Define a fracture

Answer 5

Fracture is a break in a bone.

Question 6

Define a strain

Answer 6

Torn muscle or tendon

Question 7

Define a sprain

Answer 7

Torn ligament

Question 8

Define a haemotoma/contusion

Answer 8

Burst blood vessels inside the body that dry hard and inhibit movement eg knee in the thigh.

Question 9

Define a cut or laceration

Answer 9

When the skin is damaged, via a direct blow

Question 10

Contrast direct and indirect injuries

Answer 10

Direct injuries are caused by external force such as a collission and cause injuries such as a fracture or contusion, where as indirect injuries are caused by internal force such as overstretching and lead to strains and sprains

Question 11

Describe a soft tissue injury

Answer 11

When the connective tissue or muscle fibres cannot cope with the stress being placed on them or a joint is overextended

Question 12

Describe a hard tissue injury

Answer 12

A break in a bone or tooth.

Question 13

Outline a Grades 1 muscle tear

Answer 13

Minimum number of fibres torn

Question 14

Outline a Grades 2 muscle tear

Answer 14

Significant number of fibres torn

Question 15

Outline a Grades 3 muscle tear

Answer 15

Complete tear of all fibres

Question 16

Define a closed (Simple) fracture

Answer 16

A closed fracture is a break in a bone that stays under the skin

Question 17

Define an open (Closed) fracture

Answer 17

An open fracture is a break where the bone breaks the skin.

Question 18

List the two type of hard tissue injuries

Answer 18

Fracture and dislocation

Question 19

Describe a fracture

Answer 19

Fracture is a break in a bone.

Question 20

Describe a dislocation

Answer 20

Dislocations occur at a joint and involve the bones forming the joint being displaced

Question 21

Sublaxation

Answer 21

Partial dislocations.

Question 22

Immediate pain and impaired function,

Answer 22

Acute injury

Question 23

Begins as acute then reoccurs due to weakness in the area

Answer 23

Chronic injury

Question 24

Excessive and repeated use of the same muscle, bone or joint

Answer 24

Overuse Injury

Question 25

A break in a bone.

Answer 25

Fracture

Question 26

Torn muscle or tendon

Answer 26

Strain

Question 27

Torn ligament

Answer 27

Sprain

Question 28

Burst blood vessels inside the body that dry hard and inhibit movement eg knee in the thigh.

Answer 28

Contusion

Question 29

When the skin is damaged

Answer 29

Cut or laceration

Question 30

When the connective tissue or muscle fibres cannot cope with the stress being placed on them or a joint is overextended

Answer 30

Soft tissue injury

Question 31

A break in a bone or tooth.

Answer 31

Hard tissue injury

Question 32

Minimum number of fibres torn

Answer 32

Outline a Grade 1 muscle tear

Question 33

Significant number of fibres torn

Answer 33

Outline a Grade 2 muscle tear

Question 34

Complete tear of all fibres

Answer 34

Outline a Grade 3 muscle tear

Question 35

A break in a bone that stays under the skin

Answer 35

Closed ( Simple)

Question 36

A break where the bone breaks the skin.

Answer 36

Open (Compound)

Question 37

Fracture and dislocation

Answer 37

List the two type of hard tissue injuries

Question 38

Fracture is a break in a bone.

Answer 38

Fracture

Question 39

Dislocations occur at a joint and involve the bones forming the joint being displaced

Answer 39

Dislocation

Question 40

Partial dislocations

Answer 40

Sublaxation