If the child is unconscious you will need to make sure the airway is open and put the child into the recovery position. Compression: A compression is bleeding or swelling within the skull, this is an extremely serious condition as the brain is placed under pressure. The symptoms would be the same as those of a child with concussion. If the child is unconscious in any of the instances the child should be put into the recovery position, making sure an airway is maintained. You will need to keep them still and keep monitoring their breathing until an ambulance has arrived.
Explain the muscle anatomy or the hip and what function each muscle group performs. Discuss in detail how a femur fracture may be life threatening to an athlete. 31. Explain what myositis ossificans is and how it may develop. Myositis ossificans means that bone forms within muscle due to a blunt injury that causes deep tissue bleeding in an athlete.
Other manifestations of a basilar skull fracture include tinnitus, facial paralysis, hearing difficulty, epistaxis, and CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) leakage from the nose or ears. The nurse is concerned about the rhinorrhea that Jeff is experiencing. 2. What methods can the nurse use to determine if the drainage is CSF? A) Measure the specific gravity of the drainage.
Stage 3 - The sore worsens and extends beneath the skin surface, forming a small crater. There maybe no pain at this stage due to nerve damage. The risk of tissue death and infection are high. Stage 4 - pressure sores progress with extensive damage to deeper tissues (muscles, tendons and bones) serious complications such as osteomyeltis (infection of the bone) or sepis (infection carried through the blood can occur) 2) Identify pressure sites of the body. Common places where pressure sores are likely too develop are, back of head and ears, elbows, lower back and sacrum area, shoulders, hips, heels and inner knees.. 3) Identify factors which might put on individual at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores.
The treatment varies on how bad the fracture is. If the fracture is minor then all they will do is splint or cast the hand to keep it immobilized. If the fracture is severe then it is required to have pins put in to realign the bone as well as having a splint. The second fracture is a toddler’s fracture. A toddler’s fracture is a fracture of the distal part of the shin bone, which is the tibia, in toddlers from nine months to three years of age.
Ankle sprains are the most common injury to the lower foot. 80%-85% of ankle injuries are Lateral ankle sprains. (4. Ibrahim) This is because the foot can turn inwards about 45-60 degrees and so it has more laxity to be pushed further inwards. Regular ankle strengthening exercises are recommended to reduce the rick of getting an ankle sprain or reinjuring an ankle.
1 Policies and procedures of the setting or service in response to accidents, incident and illness Assess the situation to see how bad it is. Reassure and comfort child. Treat injury if necessary in the medical room and or with the first aid kit and first aider. Record accident in ‘Accident record Book’ including the time, date, location of injury on the body, child’s name, how it happened and nature of injury / accident. Treatment that was given.
External periocular soft tissue and determine global integrity must be done before proceeding ocular functioning test. Some signs of possible globe rupture are 360of subconjunctival hemorrhage, misshapen pupil (peaked, corectopia), and at anterior chamber. If the globe is intact, the next most important exam element is the eye pressure. A slit-lamp examination can be another way to further evaluate the cornea and retina. With a slit-lamp associ- ated injuries such as corneal abrasions, lens dislocations, hyphema, commotio retinae, and retinal detachments.
| If you are caring for someone and you noticed changes in their face and speech, follow and act F.A.S.T:Face - dropping downArm - make sure the person can raise both armsSpeech – talk to the person and see if she/he is unable to speak.Its TIME to call 999 immediately and tell them it is a stroke case | Heart Attack (illness) | A heart attack happens when a coronary artery becomes blocked, and the passage of the blood supply to the myocardio. Some signs during the heart attack: chest pain, tightness sensation, dizziness, nausea breathless. | Call 999 immediately, and then for any
The patient may also need to have x-rays or an MRI which will show damage to the ligaments and muscles. If the amount of injury cannot be determined by an x-ray or MRI, another procedure, called an arthroscopy, may also be done (See Figure 2). “During arthroscopy, your doctor inserts surgical tools through one or more small cuts (incisions) in the knee to look at the inside of the knee” (ACL Injuries). If the damage is significant, it is very likely that reconstruction surgery will need to be done. After surgery, there may be many months of