Injuries Requiring a Splint

Series Summary

First Aid is the first and immediate stage of care given to a victim of illness or injury. It seeks to stabilize the patient long enough for a trained health care professional to treat the illness or injury and is comprised of many techniques that persons without any health care degrees can administer, after being properly trained.

In this free video series, learn how to administer basic first aid. Our expert, Alv Rios, is a licensed EMT. Alv shows you how to apply splits. He gives advice for assessing injuries as well. Alv also gives tips for understanding how to stop bleeding wounds. Learn how to apply a pressure bandage and a tourniquet. Alv teaches you how to handle a chest gun shot wound as well. While you may not ever be as prepared as you would like to be, this video series shows you the basic steps to ensuring your or your loved one's safety. So, take some time and learn how to apply splints today!

Video Transcript

"My name is Alv Rios and I am a paramedic with Lansing Mercy Ambulance on behalf of Expert Village. In this clip we are going to go over the reasons for a splint. The reason for a splint is because when you fracture a bone you have jagged end of the bone. The bones then every time they move can move around and cut different parts of your body. When they cut into different muscles or tissues then they can cause lasting effects, when it cuts into nerves it can cause lasting paralysis and when it cuts into blood vessels you can actually cause blood loss which will lead to death. The point of a splint is to keep the different bones ends from moving around and cutting those different vessels or tissues that way you can avoid any life threatening injuries."