General Knowledge · Medical Terms and First Aid
Which of the following statements correctly defines a compound (open) fracture?
- 1One side of the bone breaks and the other side bends without breaking.
- 2A bone breaks into two pieces completely inside the body without skin damage.
- 3A bone breaks completely and one of the fragments pierces through the body tissues and skin.✓
- 4A bone inside the body breaks into several pieces.
Correct answer
A bone breaks completely and one of the fragments pierces through the body tissues and skin.
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