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Extremity Fracture Clinical Pathway, Emergency Department – History and Physical Exam of the Injured Extremity

Extremity Fracture Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department

History and Physical Exam of the Injured Extremity

Details of Injury
  • Mechanism
  • Time
  • Symptoms
  • Interventions
PMH Significant health problems, medications
PE
  • Evidence of other injuries, VS
  • Extremity
  • Visual inspection
  • Skin integrity (open vs. closed)
  • Swelling, deformity, ecchymosis
  • Point tenderness
  • Joint above and below the injury
  • Neurovascular distal to the injury
  • Pulses, capillary refill (Nml < 2 secs)
  • Sensation
  • Motor

 

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