Compound or open fracture.
open fracture
open fracture
If you assess a casualty and discover that the patient has a bone protruding from his lower arm, the patient has an open fracture, also known as a compound fracture.
Open fracture
open fracture
Open Fracture
a "compound fracture" or open fracture
Compound Fracture
open fracture. It is important to keep the area clean, stabilize the bone by splinting it, and seek medical help immediately to prevent infection and further complications.
The distinction I like to make is that a Victim is someone who was targeted by a perpetrator (note Latin etymology-a person sacrificed), whereas a Casualty results from an accident - i.e not targeted (again etymology is an accident): thus someone can be a Victim of a crime, whether physically hurt or not, but would be a Casualty in, for example, a train crash.
The distinction I like to make is that a Victim is someone who was targeted by a perpetrator (note Latin etymology-a person sacrificed), whereas a Casualty results from an accident - i.e not targeted (again etymology is an accident): thus someone can be a Victim of a crime, whether physically hurt or not, but would be a Casualty in, for example, a train crash.
to fall: EXAMPLE cascade casualty