Question

You and your partner are preparing to apply a traction splint to a patient's deformed thigh. as you apply manual traction, the patient resists your efforts and states that the pain is getting worse. you should:

Answer 1

If the patient resists your efforts and states that the pain is getting worse when doing traction, you should stop and splint the leg in the deformed position.

Forcing splint in this condition might make more injury to the patient. It's safer to stop and wait for further test to assess the patient condition