What's the difference between contusion and injury?

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People are often in a dynamic state, such as walking, running, climbing, playing ball, working and so on, so bumps are inevitable. At this time, soft tissue injury often occurs, and it is possible for all parts of hands, feet and legs to appear. So when there is a soft tissue injury, what is the general performance? What measures should one take to treat it?

What's the difference between contusion and injury?

The main classification of soft tissue injury: sprain, contusion and crush injury; There were acute tendon injury and chronic tendon injury; There are open injury, closed injury and so on. The size, shape, bleeding condition, injury degree and scope of the wound, whether the skin has ecchymosis and blisters, whether the skin temperature has changed, whether the finger (toe) circulation, whether the muscle has ischemic necrosis, whether the injured limb is swollen, whether the skin is tense and hard, whether it can move, whether it has sensory disturbance.

According to surgical general nursing routine. Raise and fix the affected limb. Strengthen nutrition and promote wound healing. For severe cases, close observation and attention should be paid to the signs of shock. Blood pressure, pulse, urine volume and their characteristics were recorded. In the early stage, i.e. within 24 hours and 8 hours after injury, cold compress is very important, which can control bleeding and exudation, reduce swelling, pain and other symptoms; In the middle and late stage, physical therapy, massage, blood activating drug therapy, combined with functional exercise, can promote the absorption of congestion and exudation, tissue repair.

Contusion is the subcutaneous soft tissue injury caused by blunt violence (such as butt of gun, stone) or heavy blow. Injury refers to the destruction of skin, bones, viscera and other tissue structures caused by various external trauma factors, as well as the local and systemic reactions. Mild contusion is usually capillary hemorrhage, with edema caused by local injury, resulting in swelling and obvious pain; Contusion of different parts can cause different functional disorders, such as joint contusion can appear obvious pain during exercise, chest wall contusion can appear hemothorax or even fracture, complicated with shock and cardiopulmonary dysfunction.

matters needing attention

If severe contusion leads to high body consumption, when the body gradually returns to normal, patients should be encouraged to eat more high protein, low fat, high carbohydrate and vitamin rich foods, such as lean meat, chicken breast, milk, eggs, etc. The patients with contusion should eat more fruits, vegetables and foods rich in cellulose, pay attention to diet hygiene and nutrition, prevent overeating, and avoid abdominal distension and diarrhea caused by improper diet.