NREMT Paramedic

Category - Trauma

What would an appropriate assumption be when assessing a patient who suffered from a bilateral femur fracture?
  1. There must be severe bleeding.
  2. Manual traction should be applied immediately.
  3. There may be a possible head and neck injury.
  4. There will be crepitus on the fractured area.
Explanation
Answer: C - Before making any other assessment, there might be a possible head and neck injury due to the mechanism that fractured both femurs to begin with. This problem should be considered first.
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