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| only a portion of the bone is broken |
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| bone broken but skin intact |
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bone breaks and tears the tissue
protrudes outside the body through the skin |
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| t/f compound fracture always goes to or |
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| t/f fracture without displacement easiest repair because everything is in line |
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| fracture with displacement |
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gap in point of fracture
wont see often |
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bone is essentially pulverized
little chatter marks within the bone |
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| where the bone breaks but then a portion of the bone rams itself inside the other piece of the bone |
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occur with kids because the bone isn't totally calcified
hump in the arm/leg
not a complete fracture |
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| xray is used to make sure greenstick isn't a complete fracture |
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| t/f greenstick fractures can heal themselves |
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fracture circles around the bone
sports injury- twisting |
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| most important questions with muscle/bone complaint |
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1. how did you do it?
2. what does it look like? |
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| ibuprofen is best for inflammation |
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| fiberglass product that creates a gutter for the broken extremity to splint with ace bandage. provides warmth and stability for proper bone healing |
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prevents compartment syndrome
its temporary until the inflammation stops |
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