Cs-036653 Emergency Medicine Ortho Boot Camp Day
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Type
Clinical Simulation

Credit
No
Description
This two-day event is designed for first-year orthopedic residents in Emergency Medicine to enhance ... show more
This two-day event is designed for first-year orthopedic residents in Emergency Medicine to enhance their fundamental skills. On the first day, participants will perform pig feet suturing and knot-tying exercises. The second day will focus on casting and splinting techniques.
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- Apply principles of splint/cast modeling for fracture reduction and maintenance of reduction.
- Demonstrate ability to place (interrupted, simple running, horizontal and vertical mattress, inverted subcutaneous, running subcutaneous) sutures.
- Demonstrate how to apply cast padding across a joint (ankle, elbow) to optimize padding but prevent pressure during joint flexion.
- Demonstrate how to manipulate plaster and fiberglass when wet to optimize cast hardening.
- Demonstrate safe use of cast saw and cast removal tools.
- Demonstrate techniques of cast application with even layers without excessive constriction circumferentially.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply the following five casts/splints: Sugartong forearm splint, “Sugarton/posterior” leg and ankle splint, long arm cast, short arm cast, and thumb spica cast.
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately place sutures without undue stress on the needle or tearing through the tissue.
- Discuss the principles of finger splints.
- Learn how to
Fees
Free
Activity Director
Breonna Robinson
Activity Coordinators
Raphael Bull
Kevin Bradshaw
Timothy Blake
Jordan Perkins
Carla Neustadt
David De Leon
Samuel Rodriguez
Shelby Galow
Robert Blum
Quiera Harris
Bradley Poremski
Isac Mathew
RayQuall Hutchinson
Kevin Bradshaw
Timothy Blake
Jordan Perkins
Carla Neustadt
David De Leon
Samuel Rodriguez
Shelby Galow
Robert Blum
Quiera Harris
Bradley Poremski
Isac Mathew
RayQuall Hutchinson
Organization
MedStar Health System and Shared Services