Wilderness Medical Associates » bike http://www.wildmed.com/blog Face any challenge, anywhere. Mon, 06 May 2013 23:38:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Lance Armstrong Self-Splinting http://www.wildmed.com/blog/lance-armstrong-self-splinting/ http://www.wildmed.com/blog/lance-armstrong-self-splinting/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:58:48 +0000 Admin http://wildmed.hallwebservers.com/blog/?p=57 Continue reading →]]> Last week Lance Armstrong fell in a bike race crash and broke his right collar bone. Earlier I sent a video link to @wildmed by Twitter (http://www.rtve.es/mediateca/videos/20090323/armstrong-cae-abandona-castilla-leon/455839.shtml) that shows how he is self-splinting his injury while waiting for medical help. All signs point to unstable.

This photo shows the surgical site 3 days later. This is interesting for wilderness medicine students because it shows management of a high risk wound 3 days post incision. The area has obviously been cleaned. Steri strips and sutures are holding the wound edges together. The whole package is being covered by a clear view site to protect it from dirt and debris. When the wound is not being inspected it is splinted.

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This is the post op video where he shows the x-ray:


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