Sager® Emergency Traction Splints and the Minto Fracture Kit
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Practical examination (ii)
Answer key
MFK
700
: Complete Fracture Response System
Questions 1 - 17, 2 points each.
1
The fracture response kit will splint any fracture in the human body in position found;
(True)
.
2
Security Cravats should only be applied when;
(c) the patient is uncooperative, or
struggling and agitated due to brain injury or drug use
.
3
Security Cravats should be placed;
(c) over stretchable cravats
.
4
It is vitally important to monitor the patient when using the non-stretchable Security
Cravats because there is a danger that they could create a tourniquet effect and should be
removed as early as possible or be loosened or tightened consistent with good blood
circulation if there is a continuing need;
(True)
.
5
The
MAC™
should be disassembled to be cleaned;
(False)
.
6
An attempt should only be made to straighten a bent knee injury if;
(b) pulses are absent
and leg straightening is done without pain or resistant to movement
.
7
The
MAC™
is manipulated free of the patient and mimics the shape and angle of a fracture.
To apply the
MAC™
, the arms should be lightly placed or centered over the fracture site
and the arms aligned with each side of the fracture. When applying the
MAC™
, it is
important to make sure that the arms are applied parallel to;
(b) the bone
.
8
The Adaptor’s lateral and vertical range of motion is;
(d) 30° to 330°
.
9
The fracture response kit is sized to treat any fracture in the human body on what size
of patient;
(c) the 5th to 99th percentile of patients
.
10
The fracture response
MAC™
and padded outer shafts allow treatment of all of fractures
with traction;
(False)
.
11
It is necessary to turn each of the Adaptor Knobs clockwise to unlock each of the
rotatable arms;
(False)
.
12
The
MAC™
should be locked to retain the angle configuration prior to applying the
padded splint shafts;
(True)
.
13
An assembled splint that was incorrectly configured to fit the injured limb can;
(b)
required to start all over, remove the padded arms, readjust the adaptor to the
correct angle, reapply the padded arms, then reapply the splint
.
14
Tensor Cravats can be placed over an open wound;
(True)
.
15
The total number Tensor Cravats used per injury should be;
(c) as many needed to stabilize
and support the limb
.
16
It is important to splint in position found because;
(e) all of the above
.
17
When splinting a fracture dislocation do you;
(b) splint in position found
.
