Exam 1
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Tort
a private wrong or injury as a result of someone else’s conduct
Negligence
Failure to perform a certain duty which caused injury to an individual
Standard of care
the way someone with specific qualifications is expected to act
act of commission
doing something you’re not supposed to do
act of omission
not doing something you’re supposed to do
PPE; purpose is to identify risk factors
pre-participation exam
Emergency Action Plan
written document that outilines the action plan if an emergency were to occur
Bloodborne Pathogens
microorganisms that are found in blood that can cause disesase
OSHA acronym
Occupational Safety and health administration
OSHA
Organization that creates safe working conditions
compression
pressure force that causes a tissue crush
Tension
force that causes tissue stretch and tears
shear
forces moving in opposite directions (shoe blister)
MOI
mechanism of injury
How is the degree of Injury determined?
severity/intensity of injury; size of area affected
Grade 1 injury
some pain, minimal loss of functin, mild point tenderness
Grade 2 injury
pain, moderate loss of function, swelling, separation of fibers
Grade 3 injury
extremely painful, complete loss of function
Acute injury
rapid onset; traumatic event
critical force
magnitude of a single force for which an anatomical structure is damaged
Chronic injury
slow onset of pain; gradual development of pain from repetition
Ligament
connecting bone to bone
tendon
connecting muscle to bone
sprain
injury to a LIGAMENT; stretched; torn