What should you check fractures for
Circulation, sensory, and motion
What to do if there’s resistance while correcting a fracture
Stop moving against resistance
Different bone shapes
Long, short, flat, irregular
6 p’s
Pain, pallor (pail skin), parenthesia (pins and needles), pulse diminished, paralysis, pressure
When should you apply cervical collar
During secondary assessment
Different splints
Rigid splint, formable splint, traction splint
Traction splint tension
Should be at 10% patients body weight, not exceeding 15 lbs