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TRAUMA IN THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM (Health education (Patient should…

- - - - pain reliever are administerd
      - muscle relaxant if the patient is still feeling the pain
- - - - Direct blow
      - Falling
      - Trauma
      - Bumping into something
    - - The raised area of a bump or bruise results from blood leaking from these injjured blood vessels into tissues as well as from the body's response to the injury. A purplish, flat bruise that occurs when blood leaks out into the top layers of skin is refers to as ecchymosis.
    - - Contusion a bruise, slightly bleeding into tissues while the skin remains unbroken or is a soft tissue injury produced by blunt force such as blow, kick or fall.
    - - Anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications such as aspirin and warfarin
      - Bleeding disorders due to liver disease and vitamin k deficiency.
      - Age greater than 50
    - - Elevate the area to reduce the swelling
      - Apply cold compress to stop the bleeding by vasoconstriction
      - Applying an elastic bandage to the extremity
      - Cornerstone of soft tissue trauma management is debridementof all dead or revitalized tissue oftentimes with the assistant of a vacuum dressing.
      - Icing the injured area
      - Elevating the injured area above the level of your heart, this lessen the pain and reduce the swelling down
  - - - Bleeding
      - History of overstretching
      - Discoloration
      - Swelling
      - Pain
    - - A muscle tendon can be injured when it is either passively stretched or streched while activated in eccentric exercise, the contracting muscle is forcibly lengthen in concentric exercises is shortened. Strains occurs in the setting of eccentric contraction, force generated is higher than in concentrically activated muscle, thus increasing susceptibility to injury.
    - - Weakening or stretching of a muscle at the tendon area resulting from overexercize, overuse or improper use
    - - Apply compression bandage
      - Rest the affected part
      - Apply cold compress to stop the bleeding
      - If there is infection you may need tetanus injection or antibiotics
      - Pain relieving medication such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain and swelling.