{"id":1333,"date":"2022-02-27T06:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T06:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2022-09-08T04:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T04:02:09","slug":"long-bone-fractures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/?p=1333","title":{"rendered":"Long Bone Fractures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BrokenArm.jpg.0f5a36414ddd50460ac12c78d6b2f0c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BrokenArm.jpg.0f5a36414ddd50460ac12c78d6b2f0c7.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BrokenArm.jpg.0f5a36414ddd50460ac12c78d6b2f0c7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Isolated fractures are not usually life-threatening; however fractures of the pelvic bones or femurs may result in serious blood loss.   Fractures are typically classified as open or closed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open fracture &#8211; bone that is broken and a break in the continuity of the skin has occurred either as a result of the broken bone ends or by the forces that caused the fracture.<\/li><li>Closed fracture &#8211; bone that is broken but does not produce a break in the continuity of the skin.  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Further damage can occur from a fracture if the fracture is not stabilized and\/or splinted prior to movement.   For the most part, EMS is concerned with larger long bone fractures such as radial\/ulna, humerus, wrist, ankle, femur, tibia\/fibula.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/images-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1335\" width=\"413\" height=\"287\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>The steps to immobilize a fracture are always the same:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Identify the bone is broken<\/li><li>If possible, have a paramedic administer a narcotic before splinting (obviously, the patient should be splinted before being moved)<\/li><li>Stabilize the fracture, preferably in a position of function<\/li><li>Splint the fracture to a splint that will immobilize the joint above and below the extremity.    Georgiaemsacademy primarily teaches 2 splints: long spine board and the use of a padded board splint.  <\/li><li>Ensure the patient has intact pulse, motor, and sensory perception before and after splinting.  If the pulse or motor\/sensory perception disappears, the splint may be too tight and impeding circulation.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isolated fractures are not usually life-threatening; however fractures of the pelvic bones or femurs may result in serious blood loss. Fractures are typically classified as open or closed: Open fracture &#8211; bone that is broken and a break in the continuity of the skin has occurred either as a result of the broken bone ends [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[141,117],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1333"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2270,"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333\/revisions\/2270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.georgiaemsacademy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}