07-13-2006, 02:03 AM
As a RN in an Emergency Department in Atlanta who has an interveiw next week at a Big Island hospital, I have to agree with the two freacture incidents sited above as standard practice. Emergency room physicians are not orthopedists. The set fractures to maintain circulatory and neurological function and package the affected area (read splint) for the ortho docs.
Malama pono,
Al Braun, RN,BSN EMT-P
Malama pono,
Al Braun, RN,BSN EMT-P
Malama pono,
Al Braun, RN,BSN EMT-P
Al Braun, RN,BSN EMT-P