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FRACTURE First Aid
FRACTURE First Aid
DEFINITION
A FRACTURE IS ABREAK IN THE CONTINUITY OF BONE
SUDDEN EXTREME
TWISTING MUSCLE
MOTIONS CONTRACTIONS
TYPES OF FRACTURE
a. Complete Fracture –a break across the entire cross-section of the bone.
b. An Incomplete Fracture – the break occurs through only part of the cross- section of the bone.
a. Closed fracture(simple fracture) is one that does not cause a break
in the skin
b. An open fracture(compound , or complex , fracture) is one in which
the skin or mucous membrane wound extends to the fractured bone.
Grade III is highly contaminated, has extensive soft tissue, and is the most
severe
CLASSIFICATION According to the
Anatomical placement
Greenstick fracture
A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a
green stick)
Spiral fracture
A fracture, sometimes called torsion fracture in which a bone has been
twisted apart
Comminuted Fracture
A fracture, in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of
pieces
Transverse fracture
A fracture, in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long
axis of the bone .
Compound fracture
A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also
called an open fracture.
Compression fracture
A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression
fractures of the vertebrae are especially common with osteoporosis
Diagnosis of fracture