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Title: Unit 7 Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries


1
Unit 7Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries
  • PE 216 Emergency Response

2
Injury Rates
  • Fractures, dislocations, and soft tissue injuries
    are among the most common injuries sustained in
    sports
  • Mismanagement can lead to life-long disability or
    dysfunction

3
Function of Bone
  • Structure and form
  • Protection of vital organs
  • Propulsion and movement

4
Soft Tissue
  • Ligaments
  • Connect bone to bone
  • Stability
  • Tendons
  • Connect muscle to bone
  • Translation of forces
  • Muscle
  • Produce movement of bones and joints

5
Is it broken or fractured?
  • ITS THE SAME THING!!! ?
  • Defined as the disruption of a bones continuity
  • SS
  • Pain
  • Swelling
  • Point tenderness
  • Nausea
  • Deformity
  • Unable to bear weight or move joints

6
Fractures
  • Treatment
  • Evaluate neurovascular status distal to the
    injury
  • Pulse, sensation
  • Splint in the position found
  • Refer for x-rays

7
Emergency Fractures
  • Compound Fractures
  • Has resulted in a disruption of the skin
  • Loss of Neurovascular Function
  • Gentle traction may relieve this problem
  • Never perform unless properly qualified

8
Dislocations
  • Most severe form of ligament/joint injury
  • The normal relationship between 2 bones forming a
    joint is disrupted
  • SS
  • Obvious pain
  • Swelling, discoloration
  • Deformity
  • Natural splinting

9
Dislocations
  • Treatment
  • Splint in the position found
  • Refer to ER for x-rays/reduction
  • Monitor neurovascular status
  • Any open dislocation or neurovascular compromise
    should be treated as a medical emergency

10
Splinting
  • Purposes
  • Reduces pain and swelling
  • Prevents further blood vessel or nerve injury
  • Prevents puncturing of the skin
  • Decreases further contamination of open wounds

11
Splinting
  • Principles
  • Remove clothing around the area and inspect for
    open wounds and deformities
  • Check neurovascular status
  • Cover open wounds with sterile dressings
  • Splint should immobilize joint above and below
  • Splint in the position of the deformity

12
Splinting
  • Complications
  • Compartment syndrome
  • Splint constricts blood flow or neurological
    signal
  • Failure of splint, equipment malfunction
  • Materials
  • Casts, one-step splints
  • Vacuum, Air
  • Rigid

13
Amputations
  • Extremities which are separated from the body
  • Wrap distal segment with sterile dressing and
    control bleeding
  • Wrap detached extremity in sterile dressings and
    place in a plastic bag
  • Place in an ice chest
  • Set on top of ice, do not immerse

14
General Treatment
  • For non-emergency injuries
  • Rest
  • Ice
  • Compression
  • Elevation
  • Medications
  • NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs)
  • Tylenol, Advil (Ibuprofen), Aleve (Mediproxen)

15
WARNING!
  • The following slides are of somewhat graphic
    nature
  • If you are easily grossed outplease do not look!
  • Are you ready.????

16
Ankle Fracture/Dislocation
17
Ankle Fracture
18
Ankle Dislocation
19
Knee Hyperextension
20
Kick Boxing
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