Musculoskeletal
Review
1. the musculoskeletal system is composed of bones, joints and muscles
of the body.
2. as components of the skeleton, bones provide the body's framework.
3. Joints are places where bones articulate, and are a critical
elements
in the body's ability to move.
4.The most common type of injury is break or fracture.
5. Both the swelling and clotting associated with broken bones is due
to the destruction of
blood vessels in the periosteum.
6. Tendons are bands of connective tissue that bind the muscles to the
bone.
7. The three types of mechanisms that cause musculoskeletal injuries
include: direct force,
indirect force and twisting force.
8. The traction splint applies constant pull along the length of the
femur to stabilize
fractures and reduce muscle spasm.
9. Proper splinting and prehospital care of musculoskeletal injury
helps prevent a closed
injury from becoming and open injury.
10. The three classifications of bone fractures are communiated,
angulated,
and green stick.
11. A helpful memory aid for assessing suspect musculoskeletal injury
in the extremities
is the 5 p's or pms.
12. the memory aid PMS stands for Pulse, Motor, and Sensation.
13. Dramatic looking or painful extremity injuries can sometimes
distract an emt-b from
looking for other life threatening conditions.
14. For any splint to be effective, it must immobilize above the
injury, and below the injury
15. The object of realignment of deformed extremities is to assist in
restoring
effective circulation.
16. A traction splint is considered if there is a hip fracture,
dislocation, knee joint,or lower leg injury.
17. Patients with a hip fracture should be managed for shock and
receive oxygen at high concentration.
18. Studies of mechanics of injury indicate that infants and children
with fractured femurs often have injury to internal organs.
19 Sprains and fractures are the most common musculoskeletal injuries
to the ankle and the foot.
20. A triangular bandage used to support the shoulder and arm is called
a sling.
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