Induction Professional Quiz

Gypsona is 1st Gen POP & Rapidur is 2nd Gen POP

• True
• False

What is the benefit of a highly breathable cast material?

• Allows patient to have a bath or shower
• Reduced risk of swelling and oedema
• Improves pain management
• Reduced risk of skin maceration

What is the definition of a sprain?

• A sprain is a soft tissue injury that affects the ligaments around a joint.
• A sprain is a break in the bone.
• A sprain is an injury that affects the tendons around a joint
• A sprain is a congenital abnormality

Choose the correct statement

• A fracture generally has more severe swelling but less pain than a sprain
• A sprain generally causes more severe swelling but less pain than a fracture
• A fracture generally causes less pain and less deformity than a sprain
• A sprain typically causes less pain and less visible deformity than a fracture

When treating a sprain the RICE method is often used. What does R.I.C.E stand for?

• Radiography, Ice, Compression and Elevation
• Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation
• Rest, Ibuprofen, Compression and Elevation
• Rest, Ibuprofen, Compression, ECG

What is the largest bone in the body?

• Humorous
• Fibula
• Femur
• Tibia

What is the 'initial' set time for plaster of paris (prior to patient release)?

• 5 mins
• 10 mins
• 15 mins
• 20 mins

What do you need to apply as protective layers before the cast itself? (Select more than one option)

• Leukomed dressing
• Padding
• Stockinette
• Hydrophilic cotton

What are the parts called that need extra padding before casting?

• Pressure points
• Functional positions
• Ends
• Hills

Which layer of skin consists of loose connective and fatty tissue that sits between the skin and structures be

• Dermis
• Sub cutaneous layer
• Epidermis
• None of the above