Title: Demonstrate treatment for musculoskeletal injuries.
Course: Firefighting I (15152-I) > Section: Practicing First Aid

Demonstration may include

- identifying signs and symptoms
  - obvious deformity to skeletal components of the body
  - bruising
  - lack of function or motion/flexibility in the components
- testing
  - pulse
  - movement
  - sensation
- treating
  - splinting
  - immobilization methods.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the mechanisms of injury?
- When treating injuries, when should pulse, motor skills, and sensation be checked?