Splinting, Wrapping, Casting and Taping Edition 2
Handle basic orthopedic techniques for musculoskeletal injuries.
Musculoskeletal Injury Treatment CME
Being able to apply splints, wraps, casts and tape is a vital skill for any family physician, as you’re able to care for your patients without referring them to an orthopedist. Expand the scope of your practice through this in-depth, step-by-step video CME, designed as if you were learning in person.
After taking this course, you’ll be able to:
- Determine the severity of bone and/or soft tissue injury.
- Utilize various casts for a fracture and/or musculoskeletal injury.
- Apply various splinting, wrapping and taping techniques for specific musculoskeletal injuries.
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Fractures
- Casts, splints, wraps and tape techniques
Musculoskeletal Injury Treatment CME
Being able to apply splints, wraps, casts and tape is a vital skill for any family physician, as you’re able to care for your patients without referring them to an orthopedist. Expand the scope of your practice through this in-depth, step-by-step video CME, designed as if you were learning in person.
After taking this course, you’ll be able to:
- Determine the severity of bone and/or soft tissue injury.
- Utilize various casts for a fracture and/or musculoskeletal injury.
- Apply various splinting, wrapping and taping techniques for specific musculoskeletal injuries.
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Fractures
- Casts, splints, wraps and tape techniques
Learning Objectives
Assess injured bones or soft tissue to determine the stage and severity of injury to determine the most effective mechanism of treatment.
Compare the indications for using casts, splints or wrapping and taping techniques for most effective mechanism of treatment.
Compare various splinting, wrapping and taping techniques for care of specific musculoskeletal injuries.
Compare various casts for the care of a fracture or musculoskeletal injury.
Speakers
Mary Petrizzi, MS
Michael Petrizzi, MD, FAAFP
Steve Cole, MEd