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Question:
You are called for an elderly female that fell down and hurt her knee. When you find the patient, she tells you she tripped and fell, and landed on her left knee. She denies any loss of consciousness or trauma to her head. The patient is only complaining of pain to the distal portion of her femur. During your assessment, you notice deformity and swelling to the femur, proximal to the knee. The patient has good distal pulses, motor function, and sensation. What would be the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
A
Secure to a backboard and pad appropriately
explanation
The patient with a femur fracture should be secured to a backboard and padded appropriately. Inflating both leg sections of the PASG is not indicated for this patient. Secure femur while helping to tamponade any blood loss. Traction splinting is only appropriate if the femur fracture is mid shaft. Padded board splints will not provide sufficient stabilization.
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