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 * Soft Tissue Injuries **


 * [|abrasion] **Loss or damage of the superficial layer of skin as a result of a body part rubbing or scraping across a rough or hard surface.
 * [|avulsion] An injury in which soft tissue either is torn completely loose (amputation) or is hanging as a flap. **
 * [|burns] An injury in which the soft tissue receives more energy than it can absorb without injury from thermal heat, frictional heat, toxic chemicals, electricity, or nuclear radiation. **
 * [|closed injury] Injury in which damage occurs beneath the skin or mucous membrane but the surface remains intact **
 * [|compartment syndrome] **Swelling in a confined space that produces dangerous pressure; may cut off blood flow or damage sensitive tissue.
 * [|contamination] The presence of infective organisms or foreign bodies such as dirt, gravel, or metal. **
 * [|contusion] **A bruise without a break in the skin.
 * [|dermis] **The inner layer of the skin, containing hair follicles, sweat glands, nerve endings, and blood vessels.
 * [|ecchymosis] **Discoloration of the skin associated with a closed wound; bruising.** **
 * [|epidermis]**
 * [|evisceration]**
 * [|full-thickness (third-degree) burn]**
 * [|hematoma]**
 * [|hemothorax]**
 * [|laceration]**
 * [|mucous membrane]**
 * [|occlusive dressing]**
 * [|open injury]**
 * [|partial-thickness (second-degree) burn]**
 * [|penetrating wound]**
 * [|pneumothorax]**
 * [|Rule of Nines]**
 * [|superficial (first-degree) burn]**