A football player injured his knee during practice and is in pain. His left knee is swollen, ecchymotic, and flexed in an upwar
d position. Your partner reports that the distal skin is warm, and he has located a weak pedal pulse. Which action should you perform immediately?A) Place the patient on a long spine board and apply the traction splint en route to the hospital. B) Realign and straighten the injured knee and then immobilize it by binding it to the other leg.
C) Splint the knee in the position found prior to providing transport to the hospital.
D) Apply a traction splint and straighten the knee until the pain is decreased.
Whenever there is any injury in any part of the body or there is any injury in the bones and there is a chance of the displacement of bone et cetera then bones should be splinted in order to leave it on its place.
The bones should not be displaced or moved before reaching to the doctor. In this case the knee of the footballer is flexed in an upward position and so it should not be touched or moved further.
It must be supported by two wooden plates and then moved to the hospital for proper assistance.
