health education
A. Major Injuries
Reportable major injuries are: fracture other than to fingers, thumbs or toes; amputation; dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine; loss of sight (temporary or permanent); chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye; injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn leading to unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours; any other injury: leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or unconsciousness; or requiring resuscitation; or requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours; unconsciousness caused by asphyxia or exposure to a harmful substance or biological agent; acute illness requiring medical treatment, or loss of consciousness arising from absorption of any substance by inhalation, ingestion or through the skin; acute illness requiring medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent or its toxins or infected material.
B. Common fractures
Greenstick fracture: an incomplete fracture in which the bone is bent. This type occurs most often in children.
Transverse fracture: a fracture at a right angle to the bone's axis.
Oblique fracture: a fracture in which the break has a curved or sloped pattern.
Comminuted fracture: a fracture in which the bone fragments into several pieces.
Impacted fracture is one whose ends are driven into each other. This is commonly seen in arm fractures in children and is sometimes known as a buckle fracture. Other types of fracture are pathologic fracture, caused by a disease that weakens the bones, and stress fracture, a hairline crack.
Other types of fracture are pathologic fracture, caused by a disease that weakens the bones, and stress fracture. The severity of a fracture depends upon its location and the damage done to the bone and tissue near it. Serious fractures can have
Reportable major injuries are: fracture other than to fingers, thumbs or toes; amputation; dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine; loss of sight (temporary or permanent); chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye; injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn leading to unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours; any other injury: leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or unconsciousness; or requiring resuscitation; or requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours; unconsciousness caused by asphyxia or exposure to a harmful substance or biological agent; acute illness requiring medical treatment, or loss of consciousness arising from absorption of any substance by inhalation, ingestion or through the skin; acute illness requiring medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent or its toxins or infected material.
B. Common fractures
Greenstick fracture: an incomplete fracture in which the bone is bent. This type occurs most often in children.
Transverse fracture: a fracture at a right angle to the bone's axis.
Oblique fracture: a fracture in which the break has a curved or sloped pattern.
Comminuted fracture: a fracture in which the bone fragments into several pieces.
Impacted fracture is one whose ends are driven into each other. This is commonly seen in arm fractures in children and is sometimes known as a buckle fracture. Other types of fracture are pathologic fracture, caused by a disease that weakens the bones, and stress fracture, a hairline crack.
Other types of fracture are pathologic fracture, caused by a disease that weakens the bones, and stress fracture. The severity of a fracture depends upon its location and the damage done to the bone and tissue near it. Serious fractures can have