First Aid - Musculoskeletal Injuries
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First Aid - Musculoskeletal Injuries

Learn how to apply proper first aid to individuals with musculoskeletal injuries.

Vivid Learning
Updated Jul 27, 2024

What you'll learn

  • Identify and explain how to properly respond to a victim injured with a fracture, sprain or dislocation.
  • Recognize when a victim may have a back, neck, and spinal injury, head trauma, or concussion, and identify the actions to take for someone who may have these injuries.
Course Description

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2013, Musculoskeletal Injuries cases accounted for 33% of all worker injury and illness cases. Knowing how to care for these injuries properly when they happen can make a huge difference in someone’s life. Knowing the proper first aid technique can be the difference between someone being affected for the next two weeks and the rest of their life. 

The goal of this course is to provide important, accurate information about Musculoskeletal Injuries and how to care for them.