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Extremity Injuries: Assessment, Care, and Recognition

Learn how to assess, care for, and recognize different types of extremity injuries, including contusions, strains, sprains, tendonitis, dislocations, fractures, and more.

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Extremity Injuries: Assessment, Care, and Recognition

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  1. Chapter 15 Extremity Injuries

  2. Extremity Injuries Injuries to the extremities are common because people are involved in active lifestyles that include sports and wilderness activities.

  3. Extremity Injury Assessment • Look for • Examine the extremities using • Compare • Use • Consider the • Use

  4. Types of Extremity Injuries (1 of 2) • Contusions • Strains • Sprains

  5. Types of Extremity Injuries (2 of 2) • Tendonitis • Dislocations • Fractures

  6. Care for Extremity Injuries

  7. RICE Procedures(1 of 7) • Acronym • Recommended • The first

  8. RICE Procedures (2 of 7) • R = • .

  9. RICE Procedures (3 of 7) • I

  10. RICE Procedures (4 of 7) • C

  11. RICE Procedures (5 of 7) • E

  12. RICE Procedures (6 of 7) • R = • I = • .

  13. RICE Procedures (7 of 7) • C = • E =

  14. Shoulder Dislocation • Occurs • Result of • Second in

  15. Recognizing a Shoulder Dislocation (1 of 2) • Victim holds • Arm cannot • Extreme • Shoulder appears

  16. Recognizing a Shoulder Dislocation (2 of 2) • Injury results in. • History of • Numbness or paralysis

  17. Care for a Shoulder Dislocation • Do not • Place a • Apply • Apply. • Seek

  18. Clavicle Fracture • Common • Usually result of • Most occur in the

  19. Recognizing a Clavicle Fracture (1 of 2) • Fell on • Direct • Severe • Holding injured arm

  20. Recognizing a Clavicle Fracture (2 of 2) • No movement

  21. Care for a Clavicle Fracture • Treat for • Apply and swathe. • Apply ice pack: • ___ minutes, __to __times during 24 hours • Seek _______medical care.

  22. Contusions • Caused by • Often called

  23. Recognizing Contusions • Pain at • Feeling of • Black-and-blue discolorations

  24. Care for Contusions • Apply an ice pack: • Place arm in sling and swathe.

  25. Tendonitis • _________of the shoulder • Result of

  26. Recognizing Tendinitis • Constant or • Limited _____of shoulder • “_______” sound • _________over the area

  27. Care for Tendonitis • Use an ice massage for __ minutes before and after exercise. • Use a • Use pain medication. • Seek medical advice.

  28. Humeral Fracture • Shaft of the humerus can be

  29. Recognizing a Humerus Fracture • Direct blow • Twist or fall • Severe • Deformity • Tender if touched • Inability • Holds

  30. Care for a Humerus Fracture • ______and treat for shock. • Apply an ice pack for ___minutes. • Stabilize the arm. • Seek immediate medical care.

  31. Elbow Injuries • Should be considered serious • Treat with extreme care.

  32. Recognizing Elbow Fractures and Dislocations • Immediate • Severe • Possible • Restricted, painful motion • Numbness

  33. Care for Elbow Fractures and Dislocations • Do not • Treat for • Splint the • Apply • Seek

  34. Tennis Elbow • Results from • Inflammation of the

  35. Recognizing Tennis Elbow • Pain increases • Gradual grip • Injured • Very tender on

  36. Care for Tennis Elbow • Apply heat • Apply ice pack • Seek

  37. Golfer’s Elbow • Equivalent to • Pain is on

  38. Recognizing Golfer’s Elbow • Pain increases • Gradual • Injured elbow

  39. Care for Golfer’s Elbow • Apply • Apply an ice pack for __ minutes after activity. • Seek medical advice.

  40. Radial and Ulnar Fractures • The radius and ulna are the two large bones in the forearm. • When one bone is broken, the other acts as a splint, and there may be little or no deformity. • When both are broken, the arm usually appears deformed.

  41. Recognizing Radius and Ulna Fractures • Pain in • Deformity • Severe pain • Inability to

  42. Care for Radial and Ulnar Fractures • Assess and treat for shock if indicated. • Apply an ice pack for __ minutes. • Apply • Seek medical care.

  43. Wrist Fracture • Wrist usually

  44. Recognizing a Wrist Fracture

  45. Care for a Wrist Fracture

  46. Hand Injuries—Crushed Hand • May be fractured by:

  47. Recognizing a Crushed Hand

  48. Care for a Crushed Hand

  49. Finger Injuries • The __bones that make up each finger are the most commonly broken bones. • The finger has three joints:

  50. Finger Fracture • Finger bones can move when they are broken.

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