Injury Prevention Review

Can occur when muscles are overworked, or
dehydrated.        -Sudden and sometimes painful contractions of the muscles.

• Muscle Cramp
• Muscle Strain
• Sprain
• Tendonitis

Warm up before exercise to reduce the risk of ________, which cause pain, swelling, and difficulty moving the affected muscle.                -Over stretching and tearing of muscle fibers.

• Strain
• Sprain
• Cramp
• Tendonitis

If it hurts to move a joint after you get a _________, see your doctor.-Injuries to the ligaments around a joint. -1st, 2nd and 3rd Degree.

• Strain
• Sprain
• Tear
• Cramp

An incomplete fracture in which the bone bends.

• Open
• Closed
• Greenstick
• compound

A Fracture where the bone comes thru the skin.

• compound/open
• closed
• greenstick
• ulna

A separation of a bone where it meets a joint. The bone will pop out and will stay separated.

• fracture
• greenstick
• sprain
• dislocation

When the bone pops out but goes back in on its own.

• fracture
• compound
• subluxation
• THR

Also known as scrapes.  These occur when the skin is scraped against a hard surface, bursting the tiny blood vessels in the outer layer of skin. 

• Abrasions
• contusion
• tendonitis
• puncture

 MEDICAL NAME FOR A BRUISE!-HEMATOMA IS A BRUISE WITH BLOOD THAT POOLS

• contusion
• laceration
• puncture
• frost bite

 These are cuts caused by a sharp object slicing through layers of skin.

• puncture
• laceration
• contusion
• dislocation