Reference no: EM133917806

Question

You and your crew are dispatched for a call about a fall at a home. As the ambulance pulls up to a one-family house, you survey the scene. A truck for Cleaner Sweep Chimney Services is parked in the driveway. There is scaffolding around a chimney at the east end of the house. At its base, two men are kneeling over a third person who is lying supine on the ground. The scene appears to be safe, so you grab your jump kit and approach. As you do, one of the men runs over to you and tells you that the crew had been repainting the chimney when Al lost his footing and fell about 18 feet to the ground.

Your patient is not conscious when you begin your initial assessment. After determining that he is breathing adequately, you note a large laceration on the left side of the patient's jaw. You also note that an area on the outside of the patient's left arm, just above the elbow, is swollen and deformed. There is also a large laceration on the front of the patient's upper left thigh just above the kneecap, which is bleeding profusely.

1. Describe the location of the injury to the patient's head.

2. Describe the location of the injury to the patient's arm.

3. Describe the location of the injury to the patient's lower extremity.