A passenger fell in the lavatory and the arm appears broken. How should FA treat the injury?

A passenger fell in the lavatory and the arm appears broken. How should FA treat the injury?

• A. Get the FAK, open a splint and bend edges, wrap the limb loosely with a triangular bandage, place the splint to restrict movement, and secure with adhesive tape or sterile gauze.
• B. Apply ointment and a tight tourniquet.
• C. Move the limb to reduce pain.
• D. Remove the limb from the body.

Answer: (A)

The main idea is to immobilize a suspected fracture and stabilize the arm using available first aid supplies so movement doesn’t cause more damage during transport. When a fracture is suspected, the priority is to keep the limb as still as possible and avoid any attempt to straighten or move it, which can injure nerves, vessels, or soft tissue. Using the first aid kit to obtain a splint and padding, you place the splint along the limb to restrict movement, then wrap the limb loosely with a soft bandage or triangular bandage and secure the splint in place with tape or sterile gauze. This creates immobilization and protects the skin while reducing pain and preventing further injury. The splint should extend beyond the joints above and below the injury to stabilize the whole area. Ointment is not appropriate for a fracture, a tight tourniquet is reserved for life‑threatening bleeding, and moving the limb or removing it from the body are not correct actions. Stabilizing the injury in this way keeps the patient safer until medical care can be provided.

The main idea is to immobilize a suspected fracture and stabilize the arm using available first aid supplies so movement doesn’t cause more damage during transport. When a fracture is suspected, the priority is to keep the limb as still as possible and avoid any attempt to straighten or move it, which can injure nerves, vessels, or soft tissue.

Using the first aid kit to obtain a splint and padding, you place the splint along the limb to restrict movement, then wrap the limb loosely with a soft bandage or triangular bandage and secure the splint in place with tape or sterile gauze. This creates immobilization and protects the skin while reducing pain and preventing further injury. The splint should extend beyond the joints above and below the injury to stabilize the whole area.

Ointment is not appropriate for a fracture, a tight tourniquet is reserved for life‑threatening bleeding, and moving the limb or removing it from the body are not correct actions. Stabilizing the injury in this way keeps the patient safer until medical care can be provided.