Hip Fracture Assessment and Treatment
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Most hip fractures happen to elderly patients in their homes and it is unlikely they can self-transport to the emergency department. Instead they summon EMS. Falls are the leading cause of injury related deaths in elderly patients. In this RapidCE lesson we review hip anatomy and physiology, causes of hip fractures, injury assessment, and treatment of a hip fracture.
“Good presentation. I especially liked the encouragement for EMS to get involved in prevention programs, as well as including a valuable link to a CDC resource.” EMT user comment
“This course on hip fractures helped me to realize how important it is to know what to do first when called to a scene.” EMT user comment
“This was a very good course.” EMT user comment
“Excellent course.” EMT user comment
“Very good and the material was interesting and NOT boring This is one of the best on-line courses I have taken.” EMT user comment
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Tags: Hip Fracture, musculoskeletal, Patient Assessment, RapidCE
