PPT-Injuries to the Extremities

Chapter 12 Injuries to the Extremities The extremities consist of Bones Soft tissue Blood vessels Nerves Signals of an injury Pain or tenderness Swelling Discoloration Deformity of the limb. hsegovukstatistics Page 1 of 9 brPage 2br This document is available from wwwhsegovukstatistics Page 2 of 9 Summary The information in this document relates to Health and Safety Statistics for 201314 It can be found at wwwhsegovukstatisticsca sinjkin Car accidents . can . happen anywhere, and at any time. . Drivers and passengers . involved in the accident may . face mild or life . threatening injuries.. It is important to hire a . car accident attorney . Mark A. Giovanini MD. NeuroMicroSpine. Specialist. Neurospine. Institute. . Gulf Breeze Florida. . Sandestin. Executive Health and Wellness Center. . Orlando Florida. . Park City Utah. www.neuromicrospine.com. Chapter 4. Soft Tissue Injuries. Wound- Injury to Skin. Types of Wounds:. Incision- open wound made by a sharp object (rare). Abrasion- scrapping off a layer of skin, might bleed. Contusion-closed wound aka bruise; swelling/discoloration. South West Ontario . What is an injury?. Injury is the physical damage that results when a human body is suddenly or briefly subjected to intolerable levels of energy. . The time between exposure to the energy and the appearance of an injury is short.. Dr. Richard Bwana Ombachi. Lecturer and Consultant Spine & Orthopaedic surgeon . Introduction. Spine -Vertebral Column/Nervous Tissue. 5% worsen in the hospital. Protection is priority –Diagnosis a secondary priority. Jennifer Wingrat, ScD, OTR/L. 1. , Rebecca Martin, OTR/L, OTD. 1. , . Glenaliz. Bosques, MD. 3. , Daniel Becker, MD. 1,2. The International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger. Schen-ectad. y. St. Lawrence. Clinton. Franklin. Montgomery. Lewis. Herkimer. Washington. Hamilton. Essex. Warren. Fulton. Oneida. Oswego. Jefferson. Westchester. Putnam. Dutchess. Columbia. Rensselaer. Northern . Ontario . What is an injury?. Injury is the physical damage that results when a human body is suddenly or briefly subjected to intolerable levels of energy. . The time between exposure to the energy and the appearance of an injury is short.. LEARNING OUTCOME 3 – R041. Acute Injuries. “Injuries that are caused as a result of a . SUDDEN TRAUMA . to the body”. A hard tackle in rugby. Being hit by a cricket . ball. A two footed tackle in . Wendy Blount, DVM – . http://www.wendyblount.com. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly:. (1) tortures an animal;. (2) fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, care, or shelter for an animal in the person's custody;. Dr. Andrew de Vlieg. Gateway Private Hospital. Prime Human Performance Institute. Umhlanga/ Durban. South Africa. Definition. Tear of at least 2 of:. - ACL. . - PCL. 4 body regions . 2. 1. 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. 4. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 4. 4. 1 : Head/Neck. 2: Trunk . 3: Upper extremities. 4: Lower extremities . The EASI score. Sunil Jeswani, MD. Incidence of spinal injury. 12,000 new cases of spinal cord injury in the US per year. Average age of injury is 41 years. 80.6% of spinal cord injury are males. 40% are due to MVAs.