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WorksheetsChapter 12 Study Questions
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 26mins
Match each term with the correct definition.
The part of the lower extremity from the pelvis to the knee
Femur
The part of the upper extremity from the elbow to the wrist
Forearm
The part of the lower extremity from the knee to the ankle
Lower leg
The part of the upper extremity from the shoulder to the elbow
Upper arm
Identify the most frequent cause of upper extremity injuries.
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What type of injury does the person likely have?
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Identify the signs and symptoms that support your answer.
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Describe the steps you would take to help the person.
List two specific signs and symptoms of a fractured femur
List three types of splints used to immobilize an extremity.
A man who has fallen down a steep flight of stairs is clutching his right arm to his chest. He says his shoulder hurts, and he cannot move his arm. How should you care for him?
Give him some ice and tell him to go home.
Immobilize the arm in the position you found it.
Tell him to move the arm back to its normal position.
Check the stairs to see what caused him to trip.
A child has fallen from a bicycle onto the pavement and landed on her elbow. The elbow is bent, and the girl says she cannot move it. What do you do after calling 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number?
Straighten the elbow and splint it.
Drive her to the hospital.
Immobilize the elbow in the bent position.
Ask her to continue to try to move the elbow.
You just finish mountain biking on a little-used local nature path when your friend unexpectedly hits a loose patch of dirt and slams down hard on the ground. Your friend is lying on the ground, awake and breathing. Their lower leg is bleeding profusely from a gash and seems to be bent at an odd angle. With no one around, and no mobile phone, you think you might need to transport your friend to the hospital yourself. List the guidelines you should follow in applying a splint to immobilize the injury.
