Across
- 1. Rest, Immobilize, Cold, Elevate
- 4. A device used to immobilize body parts.
- 5. A fibrous band that attaches muscle to bone.
- 8. A cut with jagged or smooth edges
- 9. Deepest layer of skin
- 10. Middle layer of skin
- 12. The excessive stretching and tearing of muscles or tendons; a pulled or torn muscle.
- 14. A burn injury involving both the epidermis and dermis- Characterized by red, wet skin and blisters (formerly referred to as a second-degree burn)
- 16. Any burn that is potentially life threatening, disabling or disfiguring (requiring advanced medical care)
- 20. Skin that has been rubbed or scraped away
- 22. A fibrous band that holds bones together at a joint.
- 24. A wound in which soft tissue damage occurs beneath the skin and the skin is not broken.
- 25. The partial or complete tearing or stretching of ligaments and other soft tissue structures at a joint.
- 27. A bandage or material that helps to support the weight of an injured upper extremity.
- 29. A wound with a break in the skin's surface.
- 32. A splint formed by supporting an injured part of the body with an uninjured, neighboring body part (e.g., splinting one finger against another)
- 34. A burn that encircles an extremity
- 37. The displacement of a bone from its normal position at a joint.
- 38. A fracture that leaves the skin unbroken
- 39. An injury to the brain resulting from an external force such as a blow to the head or a penetrating injury to the brain, associated with temporary and/or permanent impairment to brain function, including physical, emotional and cognitive functioning.
- 40. When the skin is pierced by a pointed object
- 41. A splint made of soft materials such as folded blankets/towels, pillows or a folded triangular bandage (cravat)
- 42. A fracture that tears the skin and surrounding soft tissues
- 43. A cloth wrapped around a person to securely hold the arm against the person's chest to add stability; also called a swathe.
Down
- 2. A type of crush injury in which the body is trapped in a collapsed structure
- 3. Top layer of skin
- 6. A burn injury involving only the top layer of skin, the epidermis- Characterized by red, dry skin (formerly referred to as a first degree burn)
- 7. A burn injury involving all 3 layers of skin and underlying tissues- Skin may be brown or charred, and underlying tissues may appear white (formerly referred to as a third degree burn)
- 11. When a body part is severed from the rest of the body
- 12. Skin, fat and muscle tissues
- 13. A break or disruption in bone tissue.
- 15. An object that remains in the open wound
- 17. Sterile thread used to close a wound or surgical opening (suture)
- 18. A temporary loss of brain function caused by a blow to the head.
- 19. An injury to the soft tissues.
- 21. When a portion of the skin is partially or completely torn away
- 23. Causes injury at the point of impact (e.g., delivered from a blow to the head with a bat)
- 26. injury An injury caused when one part of the body remains still while the rest of the body is twisted or turned away from it (e.g., a ski & its binding keeping the leg in one direction while the body falls in another direction)
- 28. Swelling in a confined space that produces dangerous pressure; restricting blood flow and damaging nerves, tendons and any other organs that may be in the affected area
- 30. A splint made from firm materials without sharp edges such as padded wood boards, metal or plastic strips, folded magazines or newspapers.
- 31. When a body part is subjected to a high degree of pressure
- 33. An injury caused by energy transmitted through the body, away from the point of impact (e.g., when a falling person hurts their shoulder by falling on an outstretched arm)
- 35. To use a splint or other method to keep an injured body part from moving.
- 36. An injury to the skin or to other body tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity or radiation.
- 38. Another term for a "bruise" or minor closed wound