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How will you apply first aid on a victim that has a fracture bone?
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∙ 11y ago
Immobilise the affected limb/area.Movement could cause more damage not to mention pain.
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Which is the name for a broken bone?
A broken bone is often called a "fracture" or "bone fracture". Some examples from the Wikipedia entry on bone fracture. * Complete Fracture- A fracture in which bone fragments separate completely. * Incomplete Fracture- A fracture in which the bone fragments are still partially joined. * Linear Fracture- A fracture that is parallel to the bone's long axis. * Transverse Fracture- A fracture that is at a right angle to the bone's long axis. * Oblique Fracture- A fracture that is diagonal to a bone's long axis. * Compression Fracture-A fracture that usually occurs in the vertebrae. * Spiral Fracture- A fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted. * Comminuted Fracture- A fracture causing many fragments. * Compacted Fracture- A fracture caused when bone fragments are driven into each other * Open Fracture- A fracture when the bone reaches the skin * Bug fracture- A fracture when the bone is in place, but the fracture has the appearance of a crushed insect.
A bone fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments is?
a type of bone fracture producing many bone fragments is?
What is the medical term meaning fracture where the tissues of the body are torn and the bone is exposed to open air?
The term we usually apply to that situation is compound fracture.
A break in bone?
a break in the bone is the same as a fracture.
What is the name for a fracture in which one bone fragment is driven into the other?
A bone fracture where the bone fragments are driven into each other is called a "Compacted Fracture".
What is the proper name for a broken bone?
A fracture for a broken bone. If the bone is broken badly enough to stick out through the skin it is called a compound fracture.
When a bone breaks What is it called?
When a bone breaks, it is called a fracture.
A bone fracture perpendicular to the bone's axis is called what?
transverse fracture
What type of fracture is characterized by fragmentation of the bone?
When a bone is fractured in such a manner that the bone fragments, it is typically called a comminuted bone fracture.
When a bone breaks it is called?
Fracture and/or stress fracture. Stress Fracture implies that it is just a crack in the bone, whereas a fracture implies a complete breakage or separation of the bone.
What type of fracture is a bone protruding from the lower arm?
When a bone fracture protrudes through the skin it is classified as an open fracture. With an open fracture there is a risk of deep bone infection.
What type of fracture has bone protruding throughskin?
A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.
