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A compound fracture is when there are bone fragments which lacerate soft tissue and protrude through the skin in an open wound. These type of fractures usually require immediate surgery because the open fracture can get infected and cause an infection to get into the bone.
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What are compound fractures?
Compound fractures (now commonly called "open") break the skin, exposing bone and causing additional soft tissue injury and possible infection
Is alliminium a compound?
Assuming you meant Aluminium - no - it's an element.
Is ClF4 plus polar or nonpolar?
Cl4 does not exist, but if CCl4 is meant: this is a nonpolar compound
How is HPO4 is formed?
That's not a stable compound. If you meant HPO4--, it can be formed by either the reduction of the PO43- ion or oxidation of the H2PO4- ion.
Is Zinc a cleavage or an fracture?
Zinc fractures.
4 types of fractures?
The four basic types of fractures are compound, partial, complete, and closed.
A sentence using compound in it?
The elements created a compound when they combined. Compound fractures can be especially painful.
What are compound fractures?
Compound fractures (now commonly called "open") break the skin, exposing bone and causing additional soft tissue injury and possible infection
What type of fracture has bone protruding out?
Compound Fracture
What are some common types of fractures?
The two main categories of fractures are simple and compound. Simple means the break did not come thru the skin and compound means that the break is exposed.
Why is compound fracture the most serious injury?
A simple fracture, more accurately called a closed fracture, is a fracture that does not involve a break of the skin. A compound fracture, called an open fracture, is a fracture in which bone fragments cause a break in the skin. These fractures require antibiotics and, in most cases, surgical washout and repair to prevent infection.
What x ray is used to look for compound fractures?
Mri x ray
How can fractures be classified?
include simple, compound, incomplete and complete. Simple fractures (more recently called "closed") are not obvious as the skin has not been ruptured and remains intact
What types of fractures is the simplest type?
compound or open Comminuted Green stick Simple or closed
A compound that makes up most of living matter is.?
If you meant "compound" the answer is "H2O" or "water." If you meant "element" the answer is "hydrogen."
Is carbonbisulfied a compound or a mixture?
If you meant carbon disulfide, it is a compound, CS2
What is meant by a molucule?
The smallest unit of a compound.
