An arm (shoulders to the fingers) or leg (hips to toes)
100
Would a deformity of a limb be considered a sign of a serious extremity injury?
Yes
100
What locations would an upper extremity be located?
Shoulders to the fingers (arms)
100
Where are the lower extremities located?
Hips to the toes (legs)
200
If an injury to an extremity is suspected on a victim, what must be done to the extremity before further care is given?
Immobilize the injury
200
True or False: If the victim is unable to move and/or use a limb, they most likely have not seriously injured it.
False
200
How should one care for a upper extremity injury?
Splint upper extremity injury, place in a sling, and bind to the chest.
200
What kind of splint would one use for foot/ankle injuries?
Soft splint
300
What should be done to immobilize an injury to an extremity?
Use a splint (soft, rigid, anatomic).
300
If a person is clearly in pain with an extremity injury and cannot move the limb, what can be done to minimize the pain for the time being?
Help victim into most comfortable position possible
300
Why is it important to immobilize a clavicle injury?
Clavicles lie over major blood vessels and nerves
300
True or False: The knee joint is highly vulnerable to injury
True
400
True or False: you should only use a splint if you must move the victim and doing so will not cause further harm.
True
400
Which of the following is NOT a signal of a serious extremity injury?
A - Pain
B - Loss of sensation, feeling or tingling
C - Severe external bleeding
D - Discoloration
E - All of the above are serious signals of an extremity injury
E - All of the above
400
Humerus and clavicle injuries are usually caused by what?
Falls
400
If a person injures their foot due to jumping from a height, what should one assume?
Additional injuries due to shock traveling up the leg.
500
What should always be applied to an injury to an extremity?
An ice pack
500
True or False: If a limb is only swollen, it is safe to assume that there is no serious injury to an extremity.
False
500
If an elbow/forearm/wrist/hand makes placing the arm in a sling impossible, what should you do?
Use a rigid splint
500
When splinting the legs, what kind of splint should one use?