Muscle and Bone injuries Review

Assessment for a patient with a suspected extremity fracture should include all of the following EXCEPT:

• temperature.

• sensation.

• motor function.

• circulation.

Straightening of an angulated extremity should be considered (if permitted by local protocol) if evidence of decreased blood flow is evident at what location in relation to the injury?

• Distal

• Proximal

• Medial

• Lateral

It is recommended that the Emergency Medical Responder use a ________ to splint an upper extremity injury.

• circumferential splint

• rigid bandage

• traction splint

• sling and swathe

The bones of the lower arm are the:

• tibia and fibula.

• ulna and radius.

• humerus and ulna.

• radius and patella.

When a patient's hand is placed with the fingers slightly flexed and the wrist cocked slightly upward, it is called the:

• immobilization position.

• position of function.

Trauma to the skeletal system and associated muscles, tendons, and joints is a(n):

• neurologic injury.

• orthopedic injury.

• allopathic injury.

• thoracic injury.

The skull, rib cage, and spinal column are referred to together as the:

• appendicular skeleton.

• basal skeleton.

• medial skeleton.

• axial skeleton.

In a(n) ________ musculoskeletal injury, the skin overlying the injured bone is perforated from the inside out.

________ force causes an injury away from the site of impact because the force is transferred to other parts of the body.

• Twisting

• Indirect

• Direct

• Transverse

Which type of injury occurs when muscles and tendons are overworked?

• Sprain

• Strain

• Dislocation

• Disruption