Musculoskeletal Assessment

Question 1

Immediate Treatment

Answer 1

Primary goal is to limit swelling and hemorrhaging

If controlled initially, rehabilitation time will be greatly reduced

Control via RICE

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevate

Question 2

Emergency Splinting

Answer 2

Should always splint a suspected fracture before moving.

Air splint

SAM Splint

Half-ring splint

Splint where patient lies and avoid moving them.

Always splint one joint above and one joint below injury

Question 3

Lower LImb Splinting

Answer 3

Fractures of foot and ankle require splinting of foot and knee

Factures involving knee, thigh, or hip require splinting of whole leg and one side of trunk.

Question 4

Upper Limb Splinting

Answer 4

Shoulder - sling and swath

Upper arm - splint with arm straight to lesson bone override

Lower Arm - splint in elbow flexion and supported by a sling

Hand and finger - aluminum splints, tongue depressors, roller gauze

Question 5

Spine and Pelvis Splinting

Answer 5

Best splinted with spine board

Total body rapid immobilizers