Treating Fractures in the Field

Lesson 5: Fractures of the Upper Extremities

Solutions: Lesson 5

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SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 5

 

1. b (para 5-1b(1))

 

2. Place a wad of material in the casualty's palm. (para 5-6e, figure 5-2)

 

3. a (para 5-2e)

 

4. Loosen the cravat, apply it again, and check the pulse again. (para 5-4e(3))

 

5. b (para 5-8a(6))

 

6. d (paras 5-7a(4), b(3))

 

7. Apply two swathes about 3 to 6 inches wide (one above the fracture and one

below the fracture) to the fractured humerus. Apply one swathe about 12 inches

wide to the upper arm of the fractured forearm. (paras 5-9, 5-9a, c, c(2)(b))

 

8. b (paras 5-10c, d)

 

9. b. (para 5-10d(2)(a)

 

End of Lesson 5

 

 
 

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