Bruised or Broken? (Hospital Takeover)
From Operation Ouch! · 2018
27 min3rd4th5th6thScienceHealth
Summary
A full Operation Ouch episode (Hospital Takeover S1 E9). How can you tell a bruise from a broken bone? The doctors show how X-rays and doctors find out what's gone wrong. Free on the official Operation Ouch YouTube channel.
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Ages 9+
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A bump can be a bruise or a break -- here's how doctors tell the difference.
- What is a bruise, and what causes its colour?
- How is a broken bone different from a bruise?
- What tool helps doctors see inside to check a bone?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: bruise, broken, bone, X-ray, swelling.
Try it: Draw a bruise and a broken bone. Write one way a doctor can tell them apart.