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Semi OT - How do they set broken bones on the field?

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Dreklie

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With the injury to our Lady Cats player last night it made me curious ... because her foot was positioned correctly when they were taking her out, but that thing was no where near positioned correctly after she broke it, also makes me think of the Marcus Lattimore injury ... his knee was JACKED and they got him all fixed up and positioned correctly before taking him off.

They must give them some kind of meds or something before they set it, right?
 
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maverick1_rivals376538

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Just like they do in the ER. It's pretty easy actually...
First they start an IV for pain medsNext they wheel the portable X-Ray machine right onto the floor/field to assess the breakThen they actually set the broken bones. If needed, the team orthopod will insert any necessary pins, screws, plates, etc... right there on the field/floor.Another X-Ray is taken to make sure the break has been properly repairedFinally, a cast is applied
The whole process takes about 3-4 minutes. The reason you rarely see it on TV is because whenever a break occurs the network immediately goes to a TV timeout(s), so that by the time the commercials are finished the injury is fixed and play is ready to resume. I've seen it done live dozens of times.

YWIA.
 
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wildbluecatfan

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Depending on the break/dislocation, if it's wildly out of alignment, they will look at color, temperature and presence of pulses below site of injury. If blue or pale, cool to touch with no pulses, a fracture can become a medical emergency very quickly. Returning the limb to normal alignment will frequently fix the problem. How they manage this on the court or field without sedation? You got me...
 
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bigbluelou

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Originally posted by maverick1:
Just like they do in the ER. It's pretty easy actually...
First they start an IV for pain medsNext they wheel the portable X-Ray machine right onto the floor/field to assess the breakThen they actually set the broken bones. If needed, the team orthopod will insert any necessary pins, screws, plates, etc... right there on the field/floor.Another X-Ray is taken to make sure the break has been properly repairedFinally, a cast is applied
The whole process takes about 3-4 minutes. The reason you rarely see it on TV is because whenever a break occurs the network immediately goes to a TV timeout(s), so that by the time the commercials are finished the injury is fixed and play is ready to resume. I've seen it done live dozens of times.

YWIA.
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You forgot the first follow-up visit and meeting with the player's HMO occurs while on the stretcher being wheeled off the floor. Unless medicaid is involved, in which case the meeting occurs at the next TV timeout.

 
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CherylD

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I didn't realize that they were able to do all that while the player is on the court/field. Since Janee was screaming from the pain and then not when they wheeled her out, that explains some things.
 
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Mike-D

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Morphine is administered similar to the way it was done in Nam.
 
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Ukbrassowtipin

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Actually limbs grow back now...it's evolution..humans have been here for awhile. So if the player agrees they just remove. New said limb has to be put in cast though because it has to adjust to weight bearing. They say the new limb growing in is similar to child birth.

This post was edited on 1/12 3:27 PM by UKBrassowTipIN
 
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preacherfan

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Originally posted by maverick1:
Just like they do in the ER. It's pretty easy actually...


First they start an IV for pain meds
Next they wheel the portable X-Ray machine right onto the floor/field to assess the break
Then they actually set the broken bones. If needed, the team orthopod will insert any necessary pins, screws, plates, etc... right there on the field/floor.
Another X-Ray is taken to make sure the break has been properly repaired
Finally, a cast is applied
The whole process takes about 3-4 minutes. The reason you rarely see it on TV is because whenever a break occurs the network immediately goes to a TV timeout(s), so that by the time the commercials are finished the injury is fixed and play is ready to resume. I've seen it done live dozens of times.

YWIA.
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I think the FIRST thing they do now is ask the player if he or she has GOVERNMENT APPROVED medical coverage and proof of such coverage.
 
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Spica Orbit

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Originally posted by Mike-D:
Morphine is administered similar to the way it was done in Nam.
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I broke my lower left leg in two places during football practice in my HS sophomore year in the early 70s. It was a Friday, IIRC, but they din't set my leg until late Saturday or Sunday. As Mike-D correctly noted, they gave me some delicious morphine, then 10 minutes later I vomited a five-gallon bucket full from the drug-induced nausea, but I was on such a high that I just didn't care. The old Doc set mine by hand, checked an X-ray or two, then did a final set before casting. Six months (August - January) of a full-leg cast almost did me in, but once it was off, I recovered quickly enough to participate (lightly & mostly running) in Spring practice.

Spica Orbit
 
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maverick1_rivals376538

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Originally posted by St.PatterSoN-54-:

In before someone chastises the participants of this thread for humor in the face of a very serious incident.
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Exactly. I make a serious reply and then a bunch of smart asses have to start cracking jokes. Geesh
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bigbluelou

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Originally posted by St.PatterSoN-54-:

In before someone chastises the participants of this thread for humor in the face of a very serious incident.
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I was completely serious. Don't know how that laughing emoticon got in there...I'm sure Maverick has something to do with it with his "magic internet photoshop picture thingie" skills.
 
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