Exam 23: Injuries and Certain Other Consequences of External Cases and External Causes of Morbidity

A(n) ____________________ fracture causes injury to the surrounding tissues.

A closed fracture occurs when the bone exits and is visible through the skin or when a deep wound exposes the bone through the skin.

Match each item to one of the following definitions. -An incomplete fracture that does not split the bone

An injury to the brain that results from a significant blow to the head is called a(n) ____________________.

An open fracture occurs when the bone is broken but the skin remains intact.

The patient is a 12-year-old female who was involved in an MVC.She was a restrained passenger in a back seat of a car that was rear-ended by a car at a stoplight downtown.Initial examination in the ER indicated that she was hemodynamically stable but was complaining of left arm and right leg pain.X-rays revealed a nondisplaced tibial diaphyseal fracture and a nondisplaced proximal humerus fracture.Orthopedic consult was obtained,and a sling was applied to the arm,and a cast was applied to the leg.The patient was discharged and will receive physical therapy as an outpatient.Final Diagnoses: Nondisplaced humerus fracture,left.Fracture of tibial diaphysis,right.

Sprained left ankle,initial encounter: __________

Fractured coccyx,initial encounter: __________

Fractured both wrists;left distal radius and ulna,right distal ulnar fracture,initial encounter: __________

Where are foreign bodies most likely to enter?