INJURIES AND TREATMENT Flashcards

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SOFT TISSUE CAN GET (…)

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STRECHED, RIPPED AND TORN

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WHAT ARE SOFT TISSUES

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THEY ARE SKIN, MUSCLE, TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS

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WHAT ARE GRAZES, BL;ISTERS AND CHAFING AND WHAT CAN THEY CAUSE

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THEY ARE ALL TYPES OF ABRASION AND THEY CAN BREAK THE SKIN AND CAUSE BLEEDING

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WHAT DO DEEP CUTS DO AND WHAT DO THEY REQUIRE

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IT DAMAGES THE SKIN AND BENEATH THE SKIN AS WELL, THEY REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION

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WHAT ARE STRAINS

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THEY ARE TEARS IN MUSCLE AND TENDONS

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WHAT ARE STRAINED CAUSED BY

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STRAINED (PULLED) MUSCLES AND TENDONS ARE TEARS IN THE TISSUE, THEY ARE OFTEN CAUSED BY OVERSTRETCHING

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WHAT ARE SPRAINS

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THEY ARE JOINT INJURIES WHERE THE LIGALMENT HAS BEEN SGTRETCHED OR TORN, USUALLY BECOMES A VIOLENT TWISTGIONG

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IN WHAT SPORTS ARE DEEP CUTS MAINLY PROVOQUED

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COMMON IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FULL-CONTACT-SPORT LIKE RUGBY OR BOXING

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STRAINED (PULLED) HAMSTRING AND CALF MUSCLES ARE USUALLY COMMONS IN SPORTS LIKE

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FOOTBALL AND CRICKET, WHERE YOU USE SUDDEN BURSTS OF SPEED

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IN WHAT SPORTS ARE STRAINS COMMON

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SPOORTS IN WHICH YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION QUICKLY SUCH AS IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL

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WHAT IS CONTINOUS STRESS

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INJURY CAUSED IF YOU TRAIN TO HARD, IF YOU PLAY TOO LONG, OR IF YOU DONT REST

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HOW DOES CONTINOUS STRESS AFFECT TENNIS PLAYERS

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THEY CAN DEVELOP ‘TENNIS ELBOW’- PAINFUL INFLAMMATION OF THE TENDONS IN THE ELBOY DUE TO THER OVERUSE OF ARM MUSCLE

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HOW DOES ‘SUDDEN STRESS’ AFFECT INJURIES

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1) CARTILAGE CAN BE DAMAGE BY SUDDEN MOPVEMENTS
2) JOINTS CAN GET DISLOCATED AS WELL
3) THE BONE IS PULLED OUT OF ITS NORMAL POSTITION DUE TO TWISTING (KNEE TWISTING)
4) IT CAN DALMAGE THE LIGAMENT, MUSCLES AND TENDONS AROUND THRE JOINT TOO

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WHAT ARE BROKEN BONES CALLED

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FRACTURES

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WHAT IS A FRACUTRE

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IT IS A BREAK IN A BONE, ITS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY BRUISING AND SWELLING, IT CAUSES A LOT OF PAIN BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGED NERVES INSIDE THE BONE

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WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF FRACTURES

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1) SIMPLE FRACTURE- HAPPENS UNDER THE SKIN, THE SKIN ITSELF IS ALRIGHT
2) COMPOUND FRACTURE- THE SKIN IS TORN AND THE BONE POKES OUT
3) ‘STRESS FRACTURE’- A SMALL CRACK IN A BONE
4) GREENSTICK FRACTURES- HAPPEN IN YOUNG OR SOFT BONE THAT BENDS AND PARTLY BREAKS

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WHAT IS A CONCUSSION

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A MILD BRAIN INJURY CAUSED BY A NASTY BLOW TO THE HEAD

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WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION

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DISIORENTATION, MEMORY LOSS AND POSSOBLY LOSS OF CONSCIUSNESS

19
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WHAT METHOD YOU HAVE TO USE TO TREAT INJURIES

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RICE

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WHAT DOES THE RICE STAND FOR

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REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, ELEVATION

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WHAT IS MEANT BY REST (RICE)

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STOP IMMEDIATELY AND REST THE INJURY- IF YOU CARRY ON YOULL MAKE IT WORST

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WHAT IS MEANT BY ICE (RICE)

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APPLY ICE TO THE INJURY- THIS MAKES BLOOD VESSELS CONTRACT TO REDUCE INTERNAL BLEEDING AND SWELLING

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WHAT IS MEANT BY COMPRESSION (RICE)

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BANDAGING THE INJURY WILL HELP REDUCE SWELLING- BUT DONT MAKE IT SO TIGHT THAT YOU STOP THE BLOOD CIRCULATION

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WHAT IS MEANT BY ELEVATION (RICE)

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SUPPORT THE LIMB AT A RAISED LEVEL- THE FLOW OF BLOOD REDUCES BECAUSE IT HAS TO FLOW AGAINST GRAVITY

25
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WHAT IS RICE GOOD FOR

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FOR JOINT AND MUSCLE INJURIES LIKE SPRAINS AND STRAINS