Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.
[cid:logo-3e1963ed-8174-410d-8ea1-a5439be158af.jpeg] Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint. Presenter: Lance Tysom RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT Join us for a webinar on Jun 05, 2018 at 8:00 PM CDT/ 9PM EDT/ 7PM MDT/ 6PM PDT Please check your time zone for correct starting time. Register now!<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4930648135499876867> Lance gave this presentation at ITRS, International Technical Rescue Symposium and is now sharing it with NSS members. This webinar is a presentation exploring current trending, indications, and application of femur traction splinting based on evidence based, best practices. We will discuss the limitations of available commercial traction splints. Participants will learn a fast and effective creative use of the KTD (Kendrick Traction Device) which translates to any rescue environment. Applying a traction splint to a patient with a suspected femur fracture is not a trivial decision. Effective application and monitoring of a traction splint is technically challenging. Its one of many high-acuity, low-frequency, events which makes it a perishable skill. Managing a patient with a traction splint in place is also challenging – particularly so in the setting of a technical rescue, cave rescue. The evolution of commercially available traction splints is not practical when considering its use in a cave rescue or back-country environment. Rescue and SAR personal need knowledge, skills, and equipment to effectively manage femur fractures. Presenter: Lance Taysom, RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT Lance got his start in EMS working Ski Patrol. In college, when not climbing mountains, or working as a carpenter, Lance worked as an EMT running 911 (fire and ambulance) calls in Wasilla, Alaska. After graduating from Idaho State University with a dual major of Batchelor of Science in Nursing and Health Education, Lance started as an emergency nurse and shortly began taking hospital patient transports by ground and fixed wing. In 1997 Lance began a full time career as a flight nurse/paramedic. In addition to his current flight job, Lance works as an educator and consultant for wilderness medicine and backcountry survival, training individuals and teams from Nepal, American Samoa, Indonesia, and across the US. Lance enjoys mixing his pre-hospital and emergency medical care experience and training with his passion for adventure in the outdoors. Lance works as a rotor and fixed wing flight nurse/paramedic, emergency department nurse, and wilderness medicine instructor for NOLS. He also volunteers for the Bannock County SAR team and seasonally for the National Park Service Denali Climbing Rangers, providing medical support for high altitude SAR operations. Lance and his wife Cami make their home outside Pocatello, Idaho where they enjoy spending time working with area EMS and SAR teams, raising dogs and grand girls, trying to grow food in their garden, and burning ATP on mountain bike trails, backcountry ski slopes, climbing rocks, and most anything else that happens with family and friends under the sun or under ground. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The views expressed in this webinar are not necessarily those of the NSS View System Requirements<https://link.gotowebinar.com/help-system-requirements-attendees>
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