First Aid - Broken Arm

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First Aid - Broken Arm - Study #1 Online Dictionary

Q1) A broken or fractured arm means that one or more of the bones of the arm have been __?__.

Q2) Glossary term: alignment means?

1) The relationship of how the broken portions of the bone come together.
2) This is an indication of how badly a bone is broken.

Q3) Glossary term: angulation means?

1) The angle formed by the broken pieces of bone.
2) Another measure of the seriousness of the break.

Q4) The arm consists of 3 major bones. Name them?

1) humerus: runs from the shoulder to the elbow.
2) the radius and the ulna, considered the forearm.

Q5) Glossary term: closed fracture means?

A broken bone without an open skin wound.

Q6) Glossary term: comminuted fracture means?

A bone that is broken in multiple pieces.

Q7) Glossary term: dislocation means?

A bone that has come out of a joint.

Q8) Glossary term: displaced fracture means?

A broken bone with the parts of the bone not aligned.

Q9) Glossary term: fracture-dislocation means?

A broken bone that has also come out of a joint.

Q10) Glossary term: greenstick fracture means?

An incomplete fracture seen in children where only one side of the bone is broken.