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Module 6: Musculoskeletal Injuries

Segment 8: General Trauma Inpatient Concerns

  • Pain assessment/scoring tools
  • Analgesia/anesthesia delivery devices (PCA, epidural, pain balls, etc.)
  • Local and regional anesthesia: Nerve blocks, fascial blocks (e.g., fascia iliaca block)
  • Wound closure and removal: sutures, glue, staples
  • Wound care: protocols, cleaning solutions, enzymatic agents, topical medications, dressings, cultures, etc.
  • Complex wound management
  • Wound care consultation
  • Leech and magot therapy
  • Tetanus prophylaxis
  • Rabies prophylaxis
  • Dislocation/subluxation reduction and care
  • Casts and splints: routine care, splitting, removal
  • Continuous passive motion (CPM) devices
  • Physical therapy consultation
  • Crutch fitting, walking, stairs, transfers, scooters, wheelchairs, etc.
  • Patient discharge instructions related to wounds and orthopedic injuries
  • VTE screening and prophylaxis
  • SCDs (sizing, placement, management, troubleshooting)
  • The patient requiring continuous heparin infusion