Rehab Careers injury

Question: What is a direct injury?

Answer: An injury from a direct blow or contact.

Question: What is an indirect injury?

Answer: An injury from a physical impact without direct contact.

Question: What is an overuse injury?

Answer: An injury from continual, repetitive stress on a tissue.

Question: What is the first stage of wound healing?

Answer: Hemostasis, which stops the bleeding.

Question: What is the second stage of wound healing?

Answer: Inflammatory, which cleans up the wound.

Question: What is the third stage of wound healing?

Answer: Proliferation, where tissue is rebuilt.

Question: What is the fourth stage of wound healing?

Answer: Remodeling, where the new tissue is strengthened.

Question: What is the difference between an open and a closed wound?

Answer: An open wound breaks the skin, while a closed wound does not.

Question: What is an abrasion?

Answer: A scrape.

Question: What is a laceration?

Answer: A rough cut from a ripping force.

Question: What is an incision?

Answer: A straight cut from a sharp object.

Question: What is a puncture wound?

Answer: A deep wound from a sharp object like a nail.

Question: What is an avulsion?

Answer: The tearing away of a body part.

Question: What is a hematoma?

Answer: A deep pool of clotted blood (a deep bruise).

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Question: What is the difference between a sprain and a strain?

Answer: A sprain is a torn ligament; a strain is a torn muscle or tendon.

Question: What is tendonitis?

Answer: Inflammation of a tendon.

Question: What is bursitis?

Answer: Inflammation of a bursa (a fluid-filled sac).

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Question: What does R.I.C.E. stand for?

Answer: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

Question: What does P.O.L.I.C.E. stand for, and how does it differ from R.I.C.E.?

Answer: Protection, Optimal Loading, Ice, Compression, Elevation. It adds "Optimal Loading" to allow for some movement.

Question: What is a concussion?

Answer: A mild traumatic brain injury from the brain moving back and forth inside the skull.

Question: What is the immediate action for a suspected spinal cord injury?

Answer: Call 911 and do not move the person. Immobilize their head and neck.

Question: What is the difference between heat exhaustion and heatstroke?

Answer: Heat exhaustion is milder, with sweating and pale, clammy skin. Heatstroke is life-threatening, with hot, dry skin and no sweating.