Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) A Practice Exam

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What type of injury is referred to as road rash?

Abrasive Injury
Laceration
Contusion
Fracture

The correct answer is: Abrasive Injury

Road rash refers to an abrasive injury, which occurs when the skin is scraped or rubbed off by contact with a rough surface, such as pavement, typically as a result of a fall from a bicycle, motorcycle, or during a skateboarding accident. This type of injury involves the outer layer of the skin being damaged, often leading to pain, bleeding, and the risk of infection, depending on the severity of the abrasion. Unlike lacerations, which are deeper cuts often caused by sharp objects, road rash primarily affects the top layer of the skin. Contusions, commonly known as bruises, result from blunt force trauma leading to bleeding under the skin, and fractures are broken bones, neither of which accurately describe the characteristics of road rash. Thus, when identifying road rash specifically, it is categorized as an abrasive injury due to the way the skin is damaged.