Fractures.ppt by bernita
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There are several types of bone fractures, including comminuted, compound, and greenstick fractures. A fracture occurs when a bone can no longer withstand pressure and breaks. Fractures are more common in adults than children because children's bones are more flexible. Symptoms of fractures include swelling, bruising, deformity, and loss of use of the affected area. A comminuted fracture is when the bone is crushed or shattered. A compound fracture breaks the skin. A greenstick fracture occurs when the bone bends instead of completely breaking, which is common in children. To heal, the broken bone must be realigned through casting, splinting, or sometimes surgery, along with pain medication and rehabilitation.
Fractures.ppt by bernita
- 2. THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF FRACTURES HERE ARE A FEW THAT ARE VERY INTERSETING: COMMINUTED FRACTURE COMPOUND FRACTURE GREENSTICK FRACTURE
- 3. WHAT IS A FRACTURE? A FRACTURE IS A BREAK IN THE BONE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE BONE CAN NO LONGER WITHSTAND THE PRESSURE THAT IS PLACED UPON IT.
- 4. FRACTURES OCCUR MORE COMMONLY IN ADULTS RATHER THAN CHILDREN BECAUSE A CHILD’S BONES HAS MORE FLEXIBILTY TO THEM THAN ADULTS. THE OLDER THE PERSON IS THE MORE FRAGILE THEIR BONES BECOME.
- 5. SYMPTOMS SOME COMMON SYMPTOMS OF FRACTURES ARE: SWELLING IN THE AFFECTED AREA BRUISING IN THE AFFECTED AREA DEFORMITY LOSS OF USE
- 6. 3 KNOWN FRACTURE TYPES
- 7. COMMINUTED FRACTURES A COMMINUTED FRACTURE IS ONE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE BREAK GOES COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BONE. THE BONE CAN BE CRUSHED, SHATTERED OR SPLINTERED.
- 8. COMPOUND FRACTURES A COMPOUND FRACTURE OCCURS WHEN THE BREAK IN THE BONE PIERCES THROUGH THE SKIN. IT IS A VERY SHARP BREAK .
- 9. GREENSTICK FRACTURES THE GREENSTICK FRACTURE IS ONE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE BONE DOES NOT BREAK COMPLETELY. THIS CAUSES A BENDING TO OCCUR ON ONE SIDE OF THE BONE. THIS TYPE OF FRACTURE IS VERY COMMON IN CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THE FLEXIBILTY OF THEIR BONES.
- 10. HEALING TO ENSURE PROPER HEALING OF THE BONE, THE PATIENT MUST HAVE THE BONE REALIGNED. THIS IS USUALLY DONE BY A CAST OR A SPLINT (CAUSES IMMOBILIZATION OF FRACTURED LIMB). SOMETIMES SURGERY IS NEEDED TO SET THE BONE. IN MANY CASES DOCTORS WILL ALSO PRESCRIBE PAIN KILLERS AND REHABILITATION.