You are caring for a patient who has an angulated lower leg fracture. To splint this injury you ...

You are caring for a patient who has an angulated lower leg fracture. To splint this injury you should:
 
  a. use gentle longitudinal tension to align the fracture.
  b. apply 510 lbs of traction by pulling on the patient's foot.
  c. splint the leg in the position found.
  d. apply an air splint, which when inflated will align the leg.

Question 2

You are evaluating a new OEC instructor who is teaching a class on displaced humerus fractures. Which of the following statements by the instructor would require your correction?
 
  a. Gentle longitudinal tension should be applied down from the shoulder in line with the normal axis of the humerus while the upper arm lies along the side of the patient's body.
  b. The patient's forearm should be placed with the elbow at a 90-degree angle and in contact with the patient's abdomen.
  c. The fracture should be reduced to achieve better pain control and packaging.
  d. The splint should be long enough to reach the distal palm crease, which immobilizes the wrist.

Question 3

You and a fellow patroller are applying a blanket roll to a 48-year-old patient with an anteriorly dislocated shoulder. While your partner holds the blanket roll in position under the affected shoulder, which of the following actions should you not take in securing the roll?
 
  a. Tie one of the cravats over the patient's opposite shoulder and around the neck.
  b. Tie one of the cravats over the affected shoulder.
  c. Stabilize the patient's hand and forearm on the blanket using two cravats.
  d. Tie one of the cravats around the patient's waist.

Question 4

You are caring for a 26-year-old woman with a probable wrist fracture. Before applying a splint you ask her to remove her large engagement ring. She hesitates and asks why she should do this. Which of the following responses would be an OEC Technician's best response?
 
  a. The metal in the ring will interfere with taking X-rays at the hospital.
  b. You don't want to lose your ring when they are caring for you at the hospital.
  c. You should remove the ring now because your fingers may become very swollen.
  d. The diamond could get caught in the splint and ruin the ring.