Wrist and Hand Injuries

What is the most commonly fractures carpal bone?

• Hamate

• Scaphoid

• pisiform

• capitate

What is the medical term for fingers?

• Digits

• Fingers

• Phalanges

• Nose pickers

What is the common MOI of wrist injuries ?

• Falling on an outstretched hand

• Sploosh

• Falling down the stairs

• Smashing your hand underneath a heavy object

What is the mnemonic device used to abbreviate the common MOI of wrist injuries?

• KAPOOSH

• KABOOSE

• SPLOOSH

• FOOSH

What method is used to reduce pain for a wrist ganglion?

• Rice

• Cupping

• Draining

• immobilization

What is the most common cause of Mallet Finger?

• Hitting your finger with a mallet

• jamming your finger

• A blow from a thrown ball

• Hyper-extension

What is the most likely cause of Tenosynovitis

• Repetitive motion

• Direct blow

• Torn ligament

• Jammed finger

Common cause of a scaphoid Fracture

• Foosh

• Direct blow

• Smashing hand

• Jamming finger

what is the cause of a wrist ganglion?

• Herniation of the wrist

• Fracture of the wrist

• Contusion of the wrist

• Broken wrist

What is one way to relieve pain from a bruised fingernail? (blood Underneath nail)

• compression

• take a needle and drain it yourself

• Hope it heals on its own

• Drained by physician