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WorksheetsFirst Aid: Muscles, Bones, and Joints--10-8
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
A victim cannot use or move an injured area with a muscle, bone, or joint injury. What is a responder's first step?
Call EMS.
Check the scene for safety.
Call the local emergency number.
Get consent.
A person with an ____ ________ has a broken bone that has torn through the skin.
closed fracture
puncture wound
avulsion
open fracture
True or False: Basic first aid treatment for an open fracture is to attempt to align or place bones back into the body.
True
False
Treatment for an open fracture includes all except one of the following:
Calling EMS
Moving the exposed bone or limb
Bandaging with sterile dressing around the fracture
Controlling bleeding
False or True: The ground is a splint.
False
True
General care for all musculoskeletal injuries is similar. The mnemonic RICE is used to aid in remembering the treatment used. It means...
Recuperate
Ice
Cold
Elevation
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Rest
Immobilize
Cold
Elevate
Recuperate
Immobilize
Compression
Elevation
The recommended application and removal time(s) for cold packs to treat musculoskeletal injuries is/are...
15 minutes
20 minute on
20 minutes off
20 minutes
10 minutes
The four types of musculoskeletal injuries include...
Sprain
Dislocation
Fracture
Strain
Tear
Splinting of muscle, bone, and joint injuries should be used only under the following circumstance(s):
Feeling, warmth, or color to an extremity is lost.
Movement or transport is necessary prior to EMS arrival to seek medical attention.
The victim requests a splint.
It does not cause more pain.
Anatomic splints include...
Soft materials such as a folded blanket, towel, or pillow
Magazines, boards, newspaper, or metal strips.
The injured person's body such as the chest, legs, fingers, and toes
The ground
Rigid splints include...
Soft materials such as a folded blanket, towel, or pillow
Magazines, boards, newspaper, or metal strips.
The injured person's body such as the chest, legs, fingers, and toes
The ground
Soft splints include...
Soft materials such as a folded blanket, towel, or pillow
Magazines, boards, newspaper, or metal strips.
The injured person's body such as the chest, legs, fingers, and toes
The ground
