Injuries to Tissue Chapter Fourteen

Abrasions An open wound in which the layer of outer skin has been scraped off, sometimes from road or rug burn

Lacerations A jagged tear in the flesh.

Puncture Wounds A soft tissue injury caused by the penetration of a sharp object

Incisions A clean, straight, knife like cut

Avulsion A painful soft tissue injury in which a flap of tissue is torn loose or pulled off completely.

Callus A thickened usually painless, area of skin caused by friction or pressure

Blisters A bubble-like collection of fluid beneath or within the epidermis of the skin

Contusions A soft tissue injury caused by seepage of blood into tissue, often times from a direct blow. A bruise

Bites Control any bleeding Watch for anaphylactic shock: caused by allergic reactions Systemic reaction: Rxn that involves the whole body rather than just a part of it.

Hematoma Swollen area due to blood collecting under tissue

Skin Infections Dermatomphytes Fungus AKA ringworm Tinea Pedis Fungus AKA Athlete’s Foot Herpes Viral Causes blisters Genital and Oral HPV Causes warts Skin-to-skin contact Impetigo Bacterial Highly Contagious High Friction areas

Compound Fx Bone protrudes through the skin

Avulsion Fx Ligament that attaches to bone starts to pull the bone off.

Stress Fx Caused by repeated stress over a period of time

Greenstick Fx Incomplete break in a long bone shaft in which the bone is partially bent

Impacted Fx Break where one fragment of bone becomes embedded into another fragment of bone

Longitudinal Fx Bone splits down the length of the shaft

Oblique Fx An oblique or diagonal break in the bone from a torsion force.

Spiral Fx An S-shaped, or helical, break of the bone

Transverse Fx Break that occurs at a right angle of the long axis of the bone

Comminuted Fx Bones breaks into 3 or more fragments

Orbital Blowout Fx Break in the floor of the orbital socket usually resulting from a direct blow.