EMT-Basic/Trauma/Musculoskeletal

Lesson 5.3: Musculoskeletal Care

Objectives
By the end of this lesson, the EMT-Basic should be able to:
 * 1) Describe the function of the muscular system.
 * 2) Describe the function of the skeletal system.
 * 3) List the major bones or bone groupings of the spinal column, the thorax, the upper extremities, and the lower extremities.
 * 4) Differentiate between an open and a closed painful, swollen, deformed extremity.
 * 5) State the reasons for splinting.
 * 6) List the general rules of splinting.
 * 7) List the complications of splinting.
 * 8) List the emergency medical care for a patient with a painful, swollen, deformed extremity.
 * 9) Explain the rationale for splinting at the scene as opposed to load-and-go.
 * 10) Explain the rationale for immobilization of a painful, swollen, deformed extremity.
 * 11) Demonstrate the emergency medical care of a patient with a painful, swollen, deformed extremity.
 * 12) Demonstrate completing a prehospital care report for patients with musculoskeletal injuries.