32. Musculoskeletal Assessment With few exceptions orthopedic injuries are not life threatening. Do not let drama of obvious or grossly deformed fracture distract you from more serious problems involving ABC’s
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41. Key Point Orthopedic injuries are seldom immediately life threatening. Tend to other issues first. Only immediately life threatening orthopedic injury is Pelvic Fx due to potential massive hemorrhage
42. Key Point The problem is not the damage to the bone The problem is the damage the bone does to the surrounding soft tissues. Evaluate Neurovascular Function Distally
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48. Oversight of volume loss when evaluating pt with multiple Fx’s Estimate blood loss at each Fx site Evaluation of neurovascular deficiencies in distal extremity Management Error