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Collmarie

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To treat an athlete with a biceps brachii rupture, you should
 a. use the PRICE procedure.
  b. activate the EMS.
  c. put the athlete in the most comfortable position possible, immobilize the upper arm, and refer him to a physician.
  d. wrap the upper arm.

Question 2

A weight lifter has just come to you in extreme pain, he is grabbing his upper left arm with his right hand and looking very anxious. He tells you that he was doing curls when he suddenly experienced severe pain and loss of strength in the upper left arm. He thinks he may have heard something snap in his arm when it happened. You check the ROM in his shoulder and elbow, and find that, although his shoulder seems okay, the ROM in his elbow is lost. He also has a bulge in the upper arm and the surrounding area is swelling. This athlete probably has
 a. a biceps brachii rupture.
  b. a fracture of the humerus.
  c. Volkmann's contracture.
  d. a sprain of the radial collateral ligament.



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ambernicolefink

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A




Collmarie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 4, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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