Your patient has broken his tibia and the ends of the bone are raising the tissue but not sticking out of the wound. To minimize the chance of this closed fracture becoming an open fracture, you will:
A. apply direct, twisting force to straighten the leg.
B. apply a splint.
C. ask the patient what he remembers.
D. place the ends of the bone back into place.
Answer: B
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