Author Question: You and a fellow patroller are applying a blanket roll to a 48-year-old patient with an anteriorly ... (Read 50 times)

craiczarry · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

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 2

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.