Across
- 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.
Down
- 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.