Treating Fractures in the Field
Lesson 5: Fractures of the Upper Extremities
Solutions: Lesson 5
SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 5
1. b (para 5-1b(1))
2. Place a wad of material in the casualty's palm. (para 5-6e, figure 5-2)
3. a (para 5-2e)
4. Loosen the cravat, apply it again, and check the pulse again. (para 5-4e(3))
5. b (para 5-8a(6))
6. d (paras 5-7a(4), b(3))
7. Apply two swathes about 3 to 6 inches wide (one above the fracture and one
below the fracture) to the fractured humerus. Apply one swathe about 12 inches
wide to the upper arm of the fractured forearm. (paras 5-9, 5-9a, c, c(2)(b))
8. b (paras 5-10c, d)
9. b. (para 5-10d(2)(a)
End of Lesson 5
