If someone walked into a hospital with a broken arm, what would be the first step taken to treat it?
2006-11-11 12:02:12 · 8 answers · asked by sassie384 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
first one would have to sign in and fill out paper work.....
after that they have to set the arm(make it straight again). this may or may not involve surgery. Then they put a cast on you and send you home.
depending on how bad of a break it is, they may or may not put you under to set it.
2006-11-11 12:06:44 · answer #1 · answered by turkishjr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i become on the roof throughout the time of a warm summer time day fixing the CB antenna and using the warmth i become ingesting countless beer. nicely, I have been given it fixed and because I had climbed up and not utilising a ladder, i thought i ought to lay on my abdomen on the roof and slide my legs over the part and inch in the direction of the fringe of the roof slowly and truthfully until my legs may well be approximately 4 or 5 feet above the floor then fall thoroughly something of ways. incorrect!! that is not extremely the way it finished. I landed on my heels extremely of my feet and fell over backwards onto my butt and the two certainly one of my rearwardly prolonged hands. snapping my hands merely above the wrists, breaking the two certainly one of them on an identical time. did you realize that that is impossible to "wipe your butt" after taking a sell off once you have casts overlaying your hands from the hands to the elbows. that is once you hit upon out if there is all human beings who's REALLLY your buddy. desire this kinda makes your day.
2016-11-23 16:17:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vital signs, assessment of arm, blood work, and xrays.....depending on xray results....once determined broken the ortho tech will place the cast (they have really cool colors you can choose from) prescribe you Motrin and discharge you.....it's that simple....
Good luck
I'm a nurse and see this everyday.....
2006-11-11 12:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by girlegyrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First is an assessment of vitals; second would be an x ray third would be to either pull to set or if hairline, sling, cast done.
2006-11-11 12:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
immobilize, xray, surgery if complex, pull set if simple, casting.
2006-11-11 12:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first they would ask if you have insurance then you would have to fill out paper work
2006-11-11 12:10:31 · answer #6 · answered by wookie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ice,ex rays,
2006-11-11 12:05:31 · answer #7 · answered by tysgrandma99 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
xray's
2006-11-11 12:04:42 · answer #8 · answered by justme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋