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First Aid - Broken Hip - Study #2        Online Dictionary


Q1) Elderly patients with osteoporosis are at much higher risk of developing a hip fracture than someone without osteoporosis. What is osteoporosis?

Q2) Treatment of a hip fracture almost always requires surgery. True or False?

Q3) Mortality rates for seniors in the first year following a broken hip are around __?__%.

Q4) Remember, DO NOT move a victim with suspected hip, head, neck, or back injuries unless it is to keep rescuers or victim safe. True or False?

Q5) Most people break their hip near the upper part of the __?__.

Q6) The majority of patients who sustain a hip fracture will require prolonged specialized care, such as a long-term nursing or __?__ facility.

Q7) Most hip fractures happen to people who are __?__ or older.

Q8) Being female increase your risk of breaking your hip. True or False?

Q9) In the UK, the mortality following a fractured neck of femur is between 20% and 35% within one year in patients aged 82, ± 7 years, of which __?__ percent were women.

Q10) X-rays of the affected hip usually make the diagnosis obvious. True or False?