Exam 7: Blunt Force Trauma

Contrecoup injuries occur when a force is applied to one side of the head, resulting in same-sided brain injuries, with or without skull fractures.

________________are actual tears of the skin that result when the force being applied exceeds its elastic ability to stretch, causing it to tear.

"Road rash" is also known as brush burn abrasion.

A(n) _________ is a subtype of laceration in which the tear has created a flap of skin that is able to be lifted from the underlying muscle or bone.

Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of blunt force injuries.

Abrasions can be patterned or have characteristic appearances due to the objects creating them.

___________is a term used to describe an occurrence in skull injuries when the force applied causes a pocket to form under the skin but does not create a flap, as seen with an avulsion.

As an abrasion heals, the edge of the wound tends to dry and become heaped up.

A basilar skull fracture is one where the bottom, thick portion of the skull is fractured.

An ______________ is a scrape on the skin causing a loss of the superficial layers of the skin.

A(n) ________________is created by a force being applied to the skin, causing rupture of the small blood vessels and bleeding into the tissue under the skin surface.

A contusion is commonly known as a(n) ______________.

A depressed skull fracture describes a line fracture with the edges abutting against each other.

_________________ are defined as those in which a force is applied to the surface of the body or the body comes into contact with a surface, causing an injury.

Coup injuries are those with an exterior injury on one side of the scalp and brain injuries on the opposite side, and are seen in fall injuries.

Slice marks are the black marks left on the pavement when the brakes are suddenly applied and the vehicle is still moving.

Tennessee was the first state to require child seat use in vehicles in 1978.