Description:
This advanced skill module trains participants to recognize and manage head, neck, muscle, bone, and joint injuries, with a focus on stabilization, immobilization, and splinting for patient safety and prevention of further injury.
Learning Objectives:
- Perform injury assessment for MBJIs
- Immobilize head and neck injuries, prevent spinal motion
- Apply anatomical and improvised splints for fractures and dislocations
- Monitor circulation, sensation, and movement before/after splinting
- Recognize complications and indications for rapid evacuation
Description:
This advanced skill module trains participants to recognize and manage head, neck, muscle, bone, and joint injuries, with a focus on stabilization, immobilization, and splinting for patient safety and prevention of further injury.
Learning Objectives:
- Perform injury assessment for MBJIs
- Immobilize head and neck injuries, prevent spinal motion
- Apply anatomical and improvised splints for fractures and dislocations
- Monitor circulation, sensation, and movement before/after splinting
- Recognize complications and indications for rapid evacuation
