Chapter 20 Soft Tissue Injuries

1. wound/A wound resulting in a break in the skins surface.
3. deeper layer of the skin, located below the epidermis and the dermis.
5. burn/A burn injury involving all layers of the skin, and underlying tissues.
6. burn/A burn caused by contact with an electrical force.
9. complete removal or severing of an external body part.
10. type of wound that results when the skin is pierced with a pointed object.
13. wound/A wound in which soft tissue damage occurs beneath the skin and the skin is not broken.
15. deeper layer of the skin, contains the nerves , sweat glands, oil glands, and blood vessels.
16. injury/An injury to a body part, often an extremity, caused by a high degree of pressure.
19. most common type of open wound, characterized by skin that has been rubbed or scraped away.
20. Syndrome/Condition in which there is swelling and an increase in pressure within a limited space that presses on and compromises blood vessel, nerves and tendons that run through that limited space, usually involves the leg, forearm, thigh, shoulder, or buttock.
21. injury to the soft tissues.
22. burn/A burn injury involving only the top layer of skin, characterized by red, dry skin.
23. burn/A burn caused by exposure to radiation.

2. burn/A burn injury involving the epidermis and the dermis, characterized by red, wet skin and blisters.
4. of Nines/A method for estimating the extent of a burn.
7. injury to the skin or other body tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, or radiation.
8. Burn/A burn caused by strong, caustic chemicals damaging the skin.
11. outer layer of the skin, provides a barrier to bacteria and other organisms that can cause infection.
12. injury in which a portion of the skin, and sometimes other than soft tissue is partially or completely torn away.
14. tissues/Body structures that include the layers of the ski, fat and muscles.
17. burn/Any burn that is potentially life threatening.
18. cut, usually from a sharp object.