Dislocated Shoulder Treatment Tips

Video Transcript

"You know, throughout the course of everyday life, many of us incur some type of dislocation injury. Hi, I'm Captain Joe Bruni, and what we're going to talk about is how to reduce the dislocated shoulder. The individual that experiences the dislocated shoulder should first and foremost have two rescuers attempt to do the reduction and place the shoulder back in place. Some type of cloth, rope, or webbing material can be placed around the victim's body so it makes two handles up under on the opposite side of the injury. The first rescuer will be using this as some type of handle to pull on the injured person. The second rescuer would take the dislocated shoulder or arm and bend the elbow into a ninety-degree fashion from the body, with the fingers possibly pointing upward. The second rescuer will grab the arm near the elbow, and put pressure, and pull on the dislocated shoulder and arm, while the first rescuer pulls on the handles of the piece of cloth, webbing, or rope that's been placed around the injured person's body. This is going to be a painful process, so first, calm the victim down, and make them aware that you're going to do some type of shoulder reduction to get the shoulder back into place. I'm Captain Joe Bruni. Stay safe, and we'll see ya' next time."