Lower Spine Injury Procedure (Traumatic History)

Lower Spinal Cord Injury Procedure [traumatic history]

Video shows how lifeguards should deal with a conscious, potentially lower spinal-injured patient following a traumatic history.

Key Points:
* Patient should be encouraged to straighten legs for full head-to-to immobilization
* If victim cannot or will not straighten legs, support legs manually and pad as needed

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The BC & Yukon NLS Committee has created and published this video as an educational tool. Instructors and students may freely use it in an educational capacity. The procedure shown does not show the only way to perform a certain skill set. Instructors should understand that the only evaluation criteria is found in the latest NLS Award Guide Must-Sees.
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Category:

Education

Tags:

• LSS
• NLS
• committee
• procedure
• lifeguard
• lumbar
• spinal
• traumatic
• BC

[wcresponder]

too bad the audio sucks.