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Ntra. Sra. de Lourdes School Physical 4th de ESO Theory 3rd term Education Physical Education 1 First Aid (I) Sports injuries 1. What is an injury? An injury is an accident that occur suddenly when we are exercising, or as a result of poor warm up, fatigue, not to take into account safety rules, etc. While some sports injuries are immediately evident, others can creep up slowly and progressively get worse. 2. Bone lesions 2.1 Types • Fissure, hairline fracture, or stress fracture: is a hairline crack in the bone that develops because of repeated or prolonged forces against the bone. o Instead of resulting from a single impact, they are the result of accumulated trauma from repeated submaximal loading, such as running or jumping. o They most commonly present as pain that usually falls off with rest but may be constantly present with a more serious bone injury. o Percussion or palpation to the bone may reproduce symptoms • Broken bones: They occur when the physical force exerted on the bone is stronger than the bone itself. They can happen after accidents, falls… There are many types of fractures, but the main categories are: o An open fracture is one in which the bone breaks through...