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Dress and bandage the burn before the limb is splinted.
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How should a burn be treated a fractured limb?
Dress and bandage the burn before the limb is splinted.
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how should a burn be treated on a fractured limb
How should a burn be treated on a frunctured limb?
The same way you'd treat any other burn.
How should a burn be treated on a fracture limb?
Dress and bandage the burn before the limb is splinted.
What is the purpose of splinting a fractured limb?
To reduce pain and prevent further damage, and to keep bone from moving
When a child's bone is fractured growth may be stimulated at the epiphyseal plate What problems might this extra growth cause in an upper or lower limb before the growth of the other limb compensates?
When a child's bone is fractured, growth may be stimulated at the epiphyseal plate of that bone. What problems might this extra growth cause in an upper or lower limb before the growth of the other limb compensates for the difference in length?
Do they remove limb when you get gangrene?
Not necessarily. It can be treated. In many cases though, the limb may have to be amputated. Each case is different.
Should you see a doctor if you have diabetic neuropathy?
Yes, you should immediatly go see a doctor if you have diabetic neuropathy. Not being treated could result in the loss of a limb or the loss your life.
What will happen if a bone tibia and fibula is fracture?
If the tibia or fibula bone is fractured, they will need to be healed. A doctor will put the limb in a cast to help them heal.
When is a hospital needed for a burn?
- when the patient is infant or younger (regardless of size etc) - when the burns are 'full thickness' - when the burn covers a full limb
What happens when you burn a hermit crab?
Depending on then burn the reaction could be anything from death to dropping an injured limb, it's really dependant on the nature of the injury.
You're in the process of splinting an airman's fractured lower leg Where should the splint extend to?
A splint for a fractured lower leg should extend from above the knee to below the ankle.The general rule of splinting is:Immobilise the bone, above and below the fracture,and immobilise the joints, above and below the fracture. If the fracture is compounded, (bone pierces through the skin),DO NOT push the bone backCover to prevent infection and make the splint the current shape of the legDO NOT manipulate the limb to suit the splint.
