A Vacuum Splint Has Just Been Applied to the Arm

question 9

Multiple Choice

A vacuum splint has just been applied to the arm of a patient who fell backward from a chair while hanging drapes. Which one of the following statements or questions should the EMT make or ask next?

• A) "I am going to feel your wrist for a pulse now."
• B) "Can you rate your pain for me?"
• C) "I need to feel your arm for tenderness."
• D) "I am wrapping the splint with roller gauze to secure it."

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