EMS Care Chapter 37 | Orthopedic Emergencies

Orthopedic Emergencies – Lessons

EMS Care Chapter 37 | Orthopedic Emergencies comprise a wide variety of patient presentations, that discuss the entire human skeleton, the injuries, and its emergency treatment.  We subsequently explore  in-depth the following lessons:

  • The Skeleton.
  • Orthopedic Injuries.
  • Patient Care.

Core Concepts & Takeaways

  • Incidence of Orthopedic Injury.
  • Anatomy and Physiology.
  • Mechanism of Injury – Orthopedic Injuries.
  • Complications
  • Description of Fractures.
  • Dislocations
  • Sprains or Strains.
  • Specific Injuries.
  • General Assessment and Management.
  • Types of Splints

Important Notes:

  • If you only want to take the online course for CME credit, you can pay here.  The fee for online-only does NOT include a skills session nor (re)certification.  You will receive a certificate for one CME credit after successful completion of the course.
  • This course is part of the EMT Recertification  curriculum and the Initial EMT Course.  If you sign up for one of those courses, you will be automatically enrolled in this course. Click here for scheduled courses.
  • To get credit for this course, you must watch all the lessons in their entirety, the course review, and pass the quiz at the end with a score of 75% or better.

Course Curriculum

EMS Care Chapter 37 | Orthopedic Emergencies

  • Lesson 0 – Chapter Introduction
    01:40
  • Lesson 1 – The Skeleton
    14:07
  • Lesson 2 – Orthopedic Injuries
    11:33
  • Lesson 3 – Patient Care
    10:56
  • Lesson 4 – Chapter Review
    04:01
  • EMS Care Chapter 37 | Orthopedic Emergencies | QUIZ

Course Evaluation

$32.50
  • Duration
    42 minutes
Course Duration: 42m
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