(INJ) Injuries Module Overview

Injuries Module Overview

Introduction

girl holding ball with wordleScenario: School is out and summer has finally begun. The sun is shining, the air is hot and you and your friends are enjoying a day at the local pool. The water feels so refreshing and it is a perfect day for fun in the sun. A spirited game of water volleyball erupts and soon the pool is full of teenagers splashing about trying to return the ball to the other side of the net. As the other team makes a tactical pass near the edge of the pool, Patricia dives to save it from going out. She crashes head first into the concrete side of the pool. She immediately becomes limp and cannot move, laying face down in the water. What would you do?

Essential Questions

  • What types of soft tissue injuries are the most common among teenagers?
  • How do you effectively care for wounds and burns?
  • What are the 4 basic types of musculoskeletal injuries?
  • How does one properly apply a splint?
  • What are the most common causes of head, neck and back injuries?
  • Why is it important to move victims of head, neck and back injuries as little as possible?

Module Minute

An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, blows, burns, weapons and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car or walking across the street. Common injuries include burns, dislocations, fractures, sprains and strains. These are rarely are life-threatening. Injuries to the head, neck and back are particularly dangerous and can easily become life-threatening and can cause lifelong disability, or even death, can result if immediate care is not given.

Key Words

  1. Bandage-Material used to wrap or cover a part of the body; commonly used to hold a dressing or splint in place.
  2. Burn-An injury to the skin or to other body tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity or radiation.
  3. Closed wound-An injury that does not break the skin and in which soft tissue damage occurs beneath the skin.
  4. Dressing- A pad placed directly over a wound to absorb blood and other body fluids and to prevent infection.
  5. Open wound- An injury resulting in a break in the skin's surface.
  6. Soft tissues- Body structures that include the layers of skin, fat and muscles.
  7. Wound- An injury to the soft tissues.
  8. Contusion- A bruise caused by an injury that results in damage to soft tissue layers and vessels beneath the skin.
  9. Avulsion-An injury in which a portion of the skin and sometimes other soft tissue is partially or completely torn away.
  10. Abrasion- The most common type of open wound where the skin has been rubbed or scraped away.
  11. Laceration- A cut.
  12. Puncture- The skin is pierced with a pointed object.
  13. Dislocation-The displacement of a bone from its normal position at a joint.
  14. Fracture-A complete break or disruption in bone tissue, such as a chip or crack.
  15. Immobilize-Keep an injured body part from moving by using a splint or other method.
  16. Joint-A structure where two or more bones are joined.
  17. Ligament- A fibrous band that holds bones together at a joint.
  18. Muscle- A soft tissue that contracts and relaxes to create movement.
  19. Skeletal muscles-Muscles that attach to the bones.
  20. Splint- A device used to immobilize body parts; to immobilize body parts with such a device.
  21. Sprain- The stretching and tearing of ligaments and other soft tissue structures at a joint.
  22. Strain- The stretching and tearing of muscles and tendons.
  23. Tendon-A cord like, fibrous band that attaches muscle to bone.

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