Extreme Sports Injuries: Extremity Trauma (v2)

Course overview

Extreme sports injuries are not unlike other injuries seen under other traumatic circumstances. Understanding the mechanisms of injury with these activities will enable you to anticipate potential injuries and quickly begin interventions. Paramedic Craig Jacobus reminds the viewer to not be distracted by the obvious injury, but to look for and anticipate other injuries in what he calls the 'predictive' assessment. Many of the injuries sustained while participating in these sports are usually not life threatening; however, they are painful. The anatomy and physiology of the shoulder are reviewed. This program reviews pain management, goal of splinting, and the various techniques used to stabilize an extremity. The focus is on upper extremity trauma and treating PSDE painful, swollen, deformed extremities.