Lucky~13

Well, our med director threw in his two cents.... If the MOI is the result of a GSW, like a large caliber round, then it's best NOT to place the pt in traction. But if it's from a small caliber round, like a .22, then you might be okay. Either way though, you really should call med control, paint them a picture, and see what they want you to do.

I have class today in which we get a treat, a 4 hour lecture from the county's med director on musculoskeletal injuries. I'll run this scenario by him and see what he says. :occasion5:

I'm just a basic student, so I'm by no means an expert. But our book said that open injuries to the thigh is a counterindication to traction splinting. It can further aggrevate the wound by tearing it open more, destroy clots, rip open more blood vessels, etc. Unless I'm missing something here, I wouldn't traction splint the leg at all in this scenario.

Your my hero! :laughing3:

Aren't open femor wounds conterindications to using traction splints? :?

gummer

One of the crews I rode with told me they had a busy shift once before. 24 hours, running calls the whole time. The only break they got was a half an hour back at the station and that was it! :shock:

Suddenly, "I gotta hit the head" takes on a whole new meaning

Around here, we have the "student curse". Any crew that has a student rider will have 1 or 2 calls the whole shift. No matter how long the shift is. But as soon as the student leaves........ :shock: :shock: :shock:

Checked with the instructor in class today, it's Painfull Swollen Deformities/Discoloration. So Kudo's to JPINFV for looking up this useless acro

Okay, this question has me just plain stumped..... Q: Injuries to the arms and legs are called PSD's, which stands for *BLANK*, *BLANK*, *BLANK* extremities. help? :oops:

I think I get it now, thanks for the replies all

Can hemoragic shock lead to hypovolemic shock? Or is Hemoragic only used to describe major blood loss thru the arteries?

When I heard that in class, all I could think of was "man I'm glad I work out". Not 100% sure of the reasoning for the switch. Probably works better, I'll ask my instructor tomorrow.

Just finished Day 1 of my First Responder classes. Man they expect ya to learn alot! :shock: No biggie though, I think I'm gonna like this career. And I plan on aceing this class. I'll almost have to be the best in the class, I'm the only taking it for dedicated EMS, everyone else is a hose jockey! Anyways, on to my question. One of the things I need to provide for the class is a stethoscope. But I'm technically deaf in my left ear. It's never really hindered me and I don't think it will for EMS. But should I get a special stethoscope? Do they even make them? should I worry about it? Just for the record, they all know of my condition. I get a hearing test every year, I've shown them my last test, no one has a problem with my slight disability.