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Skills Unit: Wilderness First Aid

Skills Unit: Wilderness First Aid. Skills 9/17 : Breaks & Sprains II: Legs. Learnin g Intention: To practise how to recognise and treat a broken or sprained leg or ankle. Success Criteria: By the end of this session everyone should be able to:

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Skills Unit: Wilderness First Aid

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  1. Skills Unit: Wilderness First Aid

  2. Skills 9/17: Breaks & Sprains II: Legs

  3. LearningIntention: • To practise how to recognise and treat a broken or sprained leg or ankle

  4. Success Criteria: • By the end of this session everyone should be able to: • State two priorities when treating a break or sprain; • Use a splint or improvised dressing to treat a break or sprain to a leg or ankle

  5. Activities: • Presentation/Discussion(10) • Demonstration (5) • Practical (20) • Review Success Criteria (5)

  6. Tayside Mountain Rescue says... • The most common type of injuries (resulting in a call-out) are lower leg fractures caused by a simple slip

  7. Possible Symptoms • Pain • Swelling • Bruising • Difficulty moving the injured limb • Deformation of the injured limb (dislocations & some breaks)

  8. Treatment • R -Rest the injured limb • I - Apply ice (cold compress or ice-pack) • C - Compress the injury • E - Elevate the injured limb

  9. But what if… • The casualty needs to be moved? • The casualty cannot walk?

  10. Complications • Limb deformation may cause loss of circulation: check for numbness or blueness in toes. If more than an hour from medical attention, consider straightening limb by pulling firmly downwards, then setting with a splint (contact your supervisor first!)

  11. Video Clip: NOLS Leg Splints (5.17)

  12. Questions?

  13. Checklist for Observers: • Did they ASSESS the situation? • Did they approach the casualty safely? • Conscious Casualty: Did they ask relevant questions? • Unconscious Casualty: Did they check BREATHING/CIRCULATION • Did they COMMUNICATE appropriately? • Did they TAKE appropriate ACTION e.g. treat the casualty effectively (RICE!) Practical: Group A: 1 Casualty 3 Observers Group B: First Aiders

  14. Next Session: Skill 10&11/17: Hypothermia

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