Across
- 2. there is an open wound in the skin over the fracture
- 5. force that causes injury when one part of the body remains still while the rest of the body turns/twisted away from it
- 8. splint that surrounds or encircles an injured body part
- 10. cloth wrapped around a patient to securely hold the arm against the patients chest
- 12. hollow, inflatable splint for immobilizing a part of the body
- 13. tissue that contracts and relaxes to create movement
- 14. a limb of the body
- 15. special type of muscle found in the heart
- 17. partial or complete tearing of ligaments and other soft tissue at a joint
- 18. grating or popping sound under the skin
Down
- 1. splint that can be molded to the shape of the injured area by extracting air from the splint
- 3. made of rigid material such a wood, aluminum, or plastic
- 4. force that transmits energy through the body, causing injury at a distance from point of impact
- 5. splint with mechanical device that applies traction to realign bones
- 6. muscles that attach to bones
- 7. formed by supporting injured part of body with a neighboring uninjured part of the body
- 8. fracture in which the skin over the bone is intact
- 9. folded triangular bandage used to hold splints in place
- 11. splint made of soft material such as towels, pillows, cravats, etc
- 16. force that causes injury at the point of impact