American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) - Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured Advantage Package

Emergency

Care and Transportation
of the Sick and Injured

Series Editor:

Andrew N. Pollak, MD, FAAOS

Coeditor:

Alfonso Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAOS

Lead Editors:

Dennis Edgerly, MEd, EMT-P

Kim D. McKenna PhD, MEd, RN, EMT-P

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AAOS Board of Directors, 20202021

President: Joseph A. Bosco, III, MD, FAAOS

First Vice President: Daniel K. Guy, MD, FAAOS

Second Vice President: Felix H. Savoie, III, MD, FAAOS

Treasurer: Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, MBA, FAAOS

Past President: Kristy L. Weber, MD, FAAOS

Chair, Board of Councilors: Thomas S. Muzzonigro, MD, FAAOS

Chair-Elect, Board of Councilors: Wayne A. Johnson, MD, FAAOS, FACS

Secretary, Board of Councilors: Claudette M. Lajam, MD, FAAOS

Chair, Board of Specialty Societies: C. Craig Satterlee, MD, FAAOS

Chair-Elect, Board of Specialty Societies: Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS

Secretary, Board of Specialty Societies: Alexandra E. Page, MD, FAAOS

Lay Member: James J. Balaschak

Member-at-Large:

Matthew P. Abdel, MD, FAAOS

Daniel C. Farber, MD, FAAOS

James R. Ficke, MD, FAAOS, FACS

Rachel Y. Goldstein, MD, MPH, FAAOS

Alexander Vaccaro, MD, MBA, PhD, FAAOS

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There may be images in this book that feature models; these models do not necessarily endorse, represent, or participate in the activities represented in the images. Any screenshots in this product are for educational and instructive purposes only. Any individuals and scenarios featured in the case studies throughout this product may be real or fictitious, but are used for instructional purposes only.

The procedures and protocols in this book are based on the most current recommendations of responsible medical sources. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the publisher, however, make no guarantee as to, and assume no responsibility for, the correctness, sufficiency, or completeness of such information or recommendations. Other or additional safety measures may be required under particular circumstances.

This textbook is intended solely as a guide to the appropriate procedures to be employed when rendering emergency care to the sick and injured. It is not intended as a statement of the standards of care required in any particular situation, because circumstances and the patients physical condition can vary widely from one emergency to another. Nor is it intended that this textbook shall in any way advise emergency personnel concerning legal authority to perform the activities or procedures discussed. Such local determination should be made only with the aid of legal counsel.

The patients described in the You are the Provider scenarios throughout the text are fictitious.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Pollak, Andrew N., editor. | Mejia, Alfonso,

editor. | McKenna, Kim, editor. | Edgerly, Dennis, editor. | American

Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, issuing body.

Title: Emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured/edited

by Andrew N. Pollak, Alfonso Mejia, Kim D. McKenna, Dennis Edgerly.

Description: Twelfth edition. | Burlington, Massachusetts: Jones &

Bartlett Learning, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and

index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020013605 | ISBN 9781284204308 (paperback)