If a patient calls and thinks he or she has a fracture, list five questions that would be appropriate to ask
Answers can include any five of the following.
1. Where is it?
2. How did it happen?
3. When did it happen?
4. Is there a wound?
5. Is there any bleeding?
6. Is there pain upon gentle pressure?
7. Is the limb cold, blue, or numb?
8. Is the limb unusable?
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