Question

while playing outside, a girl falls and hits her leg. later that day, she notices a red spot where the injury occurred. its tender to the touch and appears to be swollen and discolored. she most likely has which of the following injuries? laceration broken leg contusion ruptured organ

Explanation:

To determine the injury, we analyze each option:

• Laceration: Involves a tear/cut in the skin, usually with visible open wound. The girl has a red spot, not an open wound, so not laceration.
• Broken leg: Typically causes severe pain, deformity, and inability to bear weight. The symptoms here are swelling, discoloration, and tenderness, not typical of a broken leg.
• Contusion: A bruise, caused by blunt force trauma. Symptoms include swelling, discoloration (bruising), tenderness, which match the girl's symptoms.
• Ruptured organ: Affects internal organs, symptoms would be more severe (e.g., internal bleeding, severe pain, shock) and not limited to a local red spot on the leg.

Answer:

C. contusion