SAQ 1146 – Wrist injury after fall onto outstretched arm

Marked out of 14.00

A 20-year-old man presents with an isolated wrist injury after falling onto his outstretched arm. The clinical photograph is shown below.

Clinical photograph of swollen, deformed wrist with skin breach and bleeding after fall onto outstretched hand
Clinical photograph of wrist injury.

List two (2) significant findings on the photograph.

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List six (6) priorities in managing this injury.

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List two (2) immediate and two (2) late complications of this injury.

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List two (2) examination findings suggesting traumatic median nerve injury.

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Total Score: 0 / 14

Percentage: 0%