KNR 180 Lecture 14: CPR ch 14
8 Mar 2017
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Associated with a forceful cause of injury: may present with obvious disfigurement. The real problems associated with fractures are the potential injury to the vital organs next to them. Fracture and broken bone both mean a break or crack in a bone. Two categories: closed skin is intact, open skin has been broken, greenstick incomplete fracture, usually occurs in children. Traverse cut across bone at right angles: oblique cross bone in a slanting direction, comminuted bone is fragmented into more than two pieces, use dots to assess. Spiral results from a twisting injury for injury: deformity, open wounds. Loss of function: guarding, muscle spasms, crepitus grating sensation, history of injury that includes a serious incident, check for life-threatening conditions first, gently remove clothing covering the area. Look and feel for dots: check pulse and nerves using the mnemonic csm, c circulation. For leg injury, feel for posterior tibial pulse: use csm (cid:894)co(cid:374)t"d(cid:895)
