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Sager® Emergency Traction Splints and the Minto Fracture Kit
13
The various modes for traction can be divided into three broad groups. Which is the
safest for prehospital care?
(c) Dynamic traction (spring traction)
.
14
Manual traction by a first responder or paramedic falls in the category of dynamic
traction. It has one serious drawback as well as one serious limitation. These are:
(g) — (a) and (b)
.
15
Sager’s articulating base and cushion functions in the same manner as a:
(c) Thomas Full Ring or true Half Ring.
It only applies to Models SX404, S304 and S301
16
The Sager® Articulating Base and Cushion bends laterally for seating and exacting
conformance to the:
(b) ischial tuberosity.
It only applies to Models SX404, S304 and S301
17
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons recommends gentle traction to a
maximum of_______ per fractured femur on an adult patient which is:
(a) 15 pounds per leg.
18
The Sager® Splint dynamic function enables the traction to _______ as the spasm
releases.
(b) Decrease.
19
The Sager® SX404, S304 and S301 traction splints will fit a patient ranging
in age from a __________.
(d) A 4 year old to an adult over 7 feet in height.
20
Sager® traction splints are indicated for ______ percent of femoral fractures.
(c) 93.
21
Ischial Pad traction splints are indicated for _______ percent of femoral fractures:
(d) About 9.
22
Bleeding is a common problem with fractured femurs. The average amount of blood
loss is:
(b) 1500 c.c.
23
The amount of pain felt by a patient with a fractured femur is in part related to the
amount of:
(d) Amount of spasm.
24
The Sager® Infant Bilateral Emergency Traction Splint has been designed to reduce the
risk of:
(d) All of the above.
25
How long can a Sager Emergency Traction Splint be left on?
(a) Sager Emergency
Traction Splints are just that – a device for emergency traction and transportation
of patients with fractured femurs from the point of injury to the hospital. They
should be removed when the patient is in the care of attending hospital personnel.