Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 8 - Muscle, Bone & Joint Injuries . 283 • Musculoskeletal injuries ............................. 284 • Anatomy of Bones........................................ 285 • Joints .............................................................. 286 • Common Joints in the Skeletal System ..... 286 • Musculoskeletal Injuries.............................. 287 • Fractures ........................................................ 288 • Dislocations................................................... 289 • Dislocated joint............................................. 290 • Sprains ........................................................... 291 • Strains ............................................................ 291 • Complications .............................................. 292 • Muscle, Bone and Joint injury .................... 292 • Head Injury ................................................... 295 • Skull fracture................................................. 298 • Concussion injury ........................................ 300 • Spinal Injury & Spinal Motion Restriction304 • Rib and Breastbone injury .......................... 311 • Flail Chest...................................................... 313

• Pelvis Injury .......................................................316 • Femur (Upper Leg) Fracture............................318 • Knee injury.........................................................321 • Tib/Fibula Injury...............................................323 • Ankle Injury.......................................................325 • Collarbone and Shoulder Blade Injury...........326 • Upper Arm Fracture .........................................327 • Elbow injury ......................................................328 • Splinting Basics..................................................329 • Summary ............................................................340 • Vital vocabulary.................................................343

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