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10.3.1.Acute traumatic injury
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10.3.1.Acute traumatic injuryAcute traumatic injuries usually involve a single blow from a single application of force — like getting a cross-body block in football. Acute traumatic injuries include the following:
- a fracture - a crack, break, or shattering of a bone
- a bruise - known medically as a contusion - caused by a direct blow, which may cause swelling and bleeding in muscles and other body tissues
- a strain - a stretch or tear of a muscle or tendon, the tough and narrow end of a muscle that connects it to a bone
- a sprain - a stretch or tear of a ligament, the tissue that supports and strengthens joints by connecting bones and cartilage
- an abrasion - a scrape
- a laceration - a cut in the skin that is usually deep enough to require stitches
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