Tourniquet with Femur Fracture

[EpiEMS]

The Trauma center did end up placing him in traction. Personally, I wasn't going to attempt it with that significant of a fracture unless the leg was pulseless.

Certainly would be hard if the leg were mangled!

 

[Bullets]

So in NJ the EMT protocol is traction splints are only applied in CLOSED midshaft femur fractures.

That said, if i had a patient with severe hemorrhage from an open fracture i would throw a TQ high and tight. Thats what they are teaching to CLS and BCON. But we also have JETTs so if i thought the wound was that high i could choose that