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Click below to see a list of likely long bone splinting scenarios you will be tested on for NC EMT, along with the recommended splinting device.

Click below to see the manufacturer's instructions on how to apply the XP-1. Notes on the second page distinguish the differences between the XP-1 and the Kendrick Extrication Device (KED).

Click below to watch a video from Castle Rock (CO) Fire and Rescue about rapid extrication.

Click below to watch a video from Castle Rock (CO) Fire and Rescue about traction splinting using the Sager Traction Splint.

Click below to watch a video from Castle Rock (CO) Fire and Rescue about spinal immobilization.

Click below to watch a video from Castle Rock (CO) Fire and Rescue about joint injury splinting.

Click below to watch a video from EMS Skills Videos about applying a Hare Traction Splint to a fractured femur.

Click below to watch a video about the application and use of a Kendrick Traction Device.

Click below to watch a video about the application of a pediatric immobilization device.

Click below to watch a video about a "standing takedown" or standing immobilization.

Click below to watch a video on using a sling & swathe.

Click below to watch a video on splinting a bent elbow.

Click below to watch a video on splinting a bent knee.

Click below to watch a video on splinting a forearm fracture.

Click below to watch a video on splinting a shoulder dislocation in a fixed position.

Click below to watch a video on the use of the SAM Pelvic Sling.