Soft-tissue Injury Word Scramble
T I K O R N F E U Y A R H E S O T E L
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
| Question | Answer |
| Outer layer of the skin | Epidermis |
| Swelling caused by the collection of blood under the skin or in damaged tissues as a result of an injured or broken blood vessel | Hematoma |
| Burn that involves only the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin; also called a first-degree burn | Superficial burn |
| Intestine or other internal organ protruding through a wound in the abdomen | Evisceration |
| Flap of skin or other tissue torn loose or pulled off completely | Avulsion |
| Bruise | Contusion |
| Internal injury in which there is no open pathway from the outside to the injured site | Closed wound |
| Any material used to hold a dressing in place | Bandage |
| Open chest wound in which air is "drawn" into the chest cavity | Sucking chest wound |
| Any dressing that forms an airtight seal | Occlusive dressing |
| Air bubble in the bloodstream | Air Emblous |
| Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis | Subcutaneous layers |
| open wound caused by a sharp, pointed object that tears through the skin and destroys underlying tissues | Puncture wound |
| Scrape or scratch in which the outer layer of the skin is damaged but all the layers are not penetrated | Abrasion |
| Cut that can be smooth or jagged | Laceration |
| Large bulky dressing | Universal dressing |
| Injury in which the skin is interupped, or broken, exposing the tissue underneath | Open wound |
| Layer of the skin found below the epidermis; it is rich in blood vessels, nerves, and specialized structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous (oil) glands, and hair follicles | Dermis |
| Method for estimating the extent of a burn area; the palm of the patient's hand, which equals about 1% of the body's surface area, is compared with patient's burn to estimate it's size | Rule of palm |
| Method for estimating the extent of a burn area in which areas on the body are assigned certain percentages of the body's total surface area | Rule of nines |
| Burn in which all the layers of the skin are damaged; also callef a third-degree burn | Full-Thickness burn |
| Surgical removal or tramatic severing of a body part, usually an extremity | Amputation |
| Injury caused when force is transmitted from the body's exterior to it's internal structures | Crush injury |
| Any material used to cover a wound in an effort to control bleeding and help and help prevent additional contamination | Dressing |
| Burn in which the epidermis is burned through an dthe dermis is damaged; also called a second-degree burn | Partial-thickness burn |
Created by:
Kellene
Popular Paramedic/EMT sets