Your patient is an 11-year-old male who has a swollen, painful, and angulated right lower arm after falling from his bicycle onto his hands. Which of the following should be considered in the immobilization of his injured extremity?
A) Check pulse, movement, and sensation distal to the injury before and after splinting.
B) Use an upper extremity traction splint.
C) Do not attempt to realign the extremity before splinting.
D) Immobilize from the shoulder to the wrist.
A
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