Match the wounds and injuries to their definitions and most appropriate example.

Wound or Injury

Definition

Example

A. incision

An injury to the skin that results in the skin being cut or torn open. It can be shallow, only
injuring the surface skin, or deep, causing injury to the muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood
vessels or nerves. A laceration is generally jagged, since the skin is torn instead of cut.
LACERATION

Receiving a blow to the head in a boxing match.

CONTUSION

B. laceration

This is created when a sharp object enters the skin. These wounds are usually small and do not
bleed a lot. Although these wounds tend to close over quickly, they still need treatment as
infection is a possibility. PUNCTURE

A high speed impact to the leg in a skiing accident.

FRACTURE

C. Abrasion

A tear or break in the continuity or configuration of an organ or body tissue, including those
instances when other tissue protrudes through the opening. RUPTURE

Stepping on a nail

PUNCTURE

D. Contusion

Common sites include the arms, legs, hips, ribs and skull. They vary in severity. When they are
‘closed’, the skin remains intact. When they are ‘compound’, they involve bone penetration of the
skin. FRACTURE

A deep wound resulting from a motorcycle rider’s leg impacting another object.

LACERATION

E. Puncture wound

A cut in the skin caused by a sharp object such as a knife or broken glass. They are ‘neat’ and the
edges of the skin are usually smooth. INCISION

Blunt trauma to the upper part of the abdomen.

RUPTURE (spleen, liver)


F. Fracture

A kind of closed wound, meaning that the skin is not broken. They are caused by blunt force trauma
to the skin that results in tissue damage. When the blood vessels under the skin are broken, blood
pools under the skin causing a coloured mark. CONTUSION

A wound from a razor blade.

INCISION

G. Rupture

A type of wound in which the skin is scraped or rubbed off. They are usually superficial wounds,
meaning that only the outer layers of skin are affected. A deep one that penetrates to the inner
layers of skin can leave a scar. They are most common on the knees and elbows. ABRASION

A person who falls from a bicycle at speed, and slides some distance.

ABRASION