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Skills Unit: Wilderness First Aid

Skills Unit: Wilderness First Aid. Skill 8/17 : Breaks & Sprains I: Arms. Learnin g Intention: To practise how to recognise and treat a broken or sprained arm, wrist or finger. 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. Skill 8/17: Breaks & Sprains I: Arms

  3. LearningIntention: • To practise how to recognise and treat a broken or sprained arm, wrist or finger

  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 triangular bandage or improvised dressing to treat a break or sprain to an arm, wrist or finger.

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

  6. Definitions • Fracture: a crack or break in the bone • Dislocation: a bone that has moved out of place • Sprain: damage to ligaments or tendons • Strain: damage to muscles through over-exertion

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

  10. Video Clips: • Triangular Bandage (1.25) • NOLS Forearm Splint (3.29) • Slings (5.52)

  11. Questions?

  12. 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

  13. Next Session: Skills 9/17: Breaks & Sprains II: Legs

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