Bone Injuries

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Bone Injuries
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Medical Specialties

• Orthopedics
• Physical Therapy,
• Occupational Therapy
• Radiologist
• Radiology Technician
• Nurse
• EMT
• DME

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Fractures

• Break in a bone
• Can be from injury or disease- called a
  pathological fracture
• Fx

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• Simple Fx
• Crack or break in bone
• Compound FX
• Bone breaks comes thru skin
• Comminuted FX
• Bone breaks shatters

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SYMPTOMS OF A FRACTURE

• DEFORMITY
• LIMITED MOVEMENT
• PAIN
• SWELLING
• DISLOCATION
• PROTRUSION OF BONE THRU SKIN

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• Spiral Fx
• Twisting motion breaks bone
• Greenstick Fx
• Bone is not broken all the way through

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TREATMENT

• MAINTAIN RESPIRATIONS
• TREAT SHOCK
• IMMOBILIZE THE AFFECTED AREA
• PREVENT FURTHER INJURY
• CALL FOR HELP

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Care of Fx

• Closed -Cast, splint
• Open- Surgery
• Or repair

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Dislocation

• Bone is pulled out of joint
• Can be put back into place
• Damage to Tendons Ligaments
• SYMPTOMS
• Deformity
• Limited movement
• Pain discoloration
• Shortening of the extremity
• RX same as fracture

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Sprains

• Usually a twisting injury
• Injures ligaments holding bones together

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SYMPTOMS

• Swelling pain
• Limited Movement
• TREATMENT
• Apply Ice to decrease swelling
• Elavate Rest injured part
• Compression
• RICE

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Implications for Health Care Worker

• Emergency care
• Prevention of infection
• Maintain mobility
• Return to normal functioning

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Splint

• Device used to immobilize an injured limb or body
  part

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Splint Considerations

• Splint should be long enough to immobilize above
  and below the injury
• Splint should be padded with soft material before
  applying to injured area
• Splint should not be applied directly over injury
  if bleeding or open would present. Cover with
  dressing or bandage first

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• Never try to replace broken bone
• Check circulation after splint is applied by
  noting the following
• pale or bluish color
• cold to touch
• Swelling or edema
• pain or pressure form splint
• Numbness or tingling in extremity
• Poor circulation by blanching

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Splinting a leg

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vNoPgd1XXkSo
• Splinting an arm
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vNoPgd1XXkSo

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