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No way do you need to strip every patient. Even the fractured arm...Yes, it does take a great force to break that bone, however, it does not necessarily mean they have other injuries. I have transported multiple patients with # arms and they have not had any other injuries. (except injured pride maybe). I had a kid that fell off a bike and broke her humerous.....nothing else. No indication that there was any either....just fell off and landed on her arm. A kid is going to tell you if they have other pain.
All of my patients with "just" a broken arm have ALL come to the ER in ALL of their clothes.
With that being said, if the patient was uncoscious, then yes, I would probably disrobe then. Otherwise you can't tell if there are other injuries. AND if the MOI indicated there may be other injuries, then that is different.
EMT program University of Alberta - Augustana Faculty
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They have just recently finished their first EMT course. And I have not heard many good things about it either. I don't know if it is the course or just that batch of students. I suggest going to a few different schools and get info at them like it was suggested earlier.