Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

8 Muscle, Bone and Joint Injuries

Bones The bones of the body form the skeleton that provides us with our human form, protects the vital organs of the body, and allows us to move. Bones also produce red blood cells and help store minerals and electrolytes.

First Aider in Action: Part 1 You are at the mall doing some shopping when a woman a few people in front of you trips and falls down a flight of 12 stairs, tumbling to the bottom. You make your way down the stairs, checking for any slip or trip hazards, but you see nothing that might have caused the fall. A crowd has begun gathering and another woman is already kneeling beside the patient. What is the MOI and possible injury to the patient? Can you rule out a life threat?

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