EXSS 288 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EXSS 288 Test Questions with Complete Solutions Intrinsic v Extrinsic - Answer--Intrinsic: infection -Extrinsic: tissue stressed to the point of mechanical failure due to excessive force (orthopedic injuries) Acute v Chronic - Answer--acute: mechanical failure of soft tissue due to excessive force occurring in a single bout (sudden onset of short duration) -chronic: mechanical failure of soft tissue due to repeated micro-trauma occurring over extended period of time (gradual onset of prolo...

EXSS 288 Test Questions with All Correct Answers emergency medical services system - Answer-Brings rapid medical care to a victim with a life-threatening injury or illness Early Recognition to act - Answer-Response by lay responder can result in bystander effect. A response by a Professional Responder results in a duty to act. Early Activation of EMS - Answer-The information to provide to EMS is your name, the situation, number of individuals, Location, and treatment delivered What mak...

EXSS 288 Final Test Questions with Correct Answers What is tissue stress? - Answer-Magnitude of the applied mechanical force > deformation What is a tissue Strain? - Answer-quantity of deformation response to applied force What is mechanical stress? - Answer-internal or external force acting on tissue What are the 5 types of mechanical stresses? - Answer-1. Tension 2. Compression 3. Shear 4. Bending 5. Torsion What does the degree of deformation depend on? - Answer--tissue c...

EXSS 288 Final Test Questions and Answers All Correct Hill-Sach's lesion - Answer-articulation surface at top of humerus gets chipped/torn during the anterior (shoulder) dislocation Rotator cuff muscles: - Answer-1) supraspinatus 2) infraspinatus 3) subscapularis 4) teres minor Volkman's Contracture - Answer-- Precedes supracondylar fracture - nerve and artery affected (brachial and median) Colle's Fracture - Answer-- distal radius - landing on your hand - typically from hyp...

EXSS 288 Final Exam with A Grade Solutions What are the 3 major parts of the brain? - Answer-cerebrum/cortex cerebellum brain stem ( pons, midbrain, medulla oblongata) What is the function of the brain stem? - Answer-provide involuntary functions throughout the body What is the function of the cerebellum? - Answer-fine motor control/voluntary movement. In what lobe of the brain is most information integrated? - Answer-parietal What is the purpose of the temporal lobe? - Answer-hold...

EXSS 288 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers cerebrospinal fluid - Answer--Contained between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes -Mechanical and immune protection, Forms cushion around brain and spinal chord coup - Answer-injury occurs directly where impact is contrecoup - Answer-injury occurs on opposite side of impact cerebral concussion (mTBI) - Answer-Definition: "clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient posttraumatic impairment of neural functions" ...

EXSS 288 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers EMS System - Answer-Purpose: bring rapid medical care to a victim with a life threatening injury or illness Survival & Recovery of critically injured/ill victim depends on: - Answer-- *early recognition & response - *early activation of EMS system - *care provided until more advanced medical personnel take over -pro-hospital care, hospital care, and rehab Response by Lay Responder - Answer-- bystander effect: don't have duty to act R...

EXSS 288 Exam 4 Questions with Correct Answers What is the difference between acute and chronic injury? - Answer-Acute: due to excessive force in a single time frame. Sudden onset of short duration Chronic: repeated micro-trauma over extended period. Gradual onset of prolonged duration What is the difference between an open wound vs a closed wound? - Answer-Open: exposed/breaks surface of the skin Closed: unexposed/doesn't disruption skin surface What is the difference between ...

EXSS 288 Exam 4 Questions with All Correct Answers shoulder injury background - Answer--most common complaint 2nd to knee -most common in adults - subacromial impingement syndrome, rotator cuff problems -athletic- 8-13% of all athletic injuries, primarily overhead athletes bones of the shoulder - Answer-humerus, scapula, clavicle, sternum shoulder joints - Answer-sternoclavicular (SC), acromioclavicular (AC), glenohumeral joint, *[scapulothoracic articulation-not a true "joint"] ...

EXSS 288 Exam 3 with Complete Solutions Hyperthermia - Answer-Increase in body temperature Can be inside or outside of normal range Interaction of temperature (body and environment), weather, humidity, hydration Can lead to heat stress Heat stress - Answer-Body tries to maintain physiological temperature that is safe for function. Poor management which leads to heat illness Main Factors affecting body temperature - Answer-1. Metabolic heat production: normal metabolic function generate...