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OTC Exam – Traction Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the two main types of traction? - ANSWER-skin and skeletal Skin Traction - ANSWER-weights attached to the skin via tape, straps, boots or cuffs, weight between 5-7 lbs Skeletal Traction - ANSWER-invasive procedure, uses hardware pl...

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OTC Exam – Traction Questions and
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What are the two main types of traction? - ANSWER✔✔-skin and skeletal


Skin Traction - ANSWER✔✔-weights attached to the skin via tape, straps, boots or

cuffs, weight between 5-7 lbs


Skeletal Traction - ANSWER✔✔-invasive procedure, uses hardware placed in bones,

weight between 25-40 lbs


Why use traction in fracture care? - ANSWER✔✔-correct alignment of displaced bone

fragments, takes pressure off of soft tissue surrounding the fracture


Traction exerts force on the _______ _______ of a bone via what? - ANSWER✔✔-long

axis, external or internal fixation


Buck's Traction - ANSWER✔✔-longitudinal traction on the leg between skin and

adhesive tape, fed through a pulley and suspended with a weight


Bryant's Traction patient population - ANSWER✔✔-maintain alignment of femoral

fractures in children 2 or younger or weighing less than 30 pounds




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, Bryant's Traction Procedure - ANSWER✔✔-compression wraps wound around the leg,

rope extends from wraps to a weight, longitudinal traction applied to pull leg distally


Dunlop's Traction Patient Population - ANSWER✔✔-supracondylar elbow fractures in

children


Dunlop's Traction Procedure - ANSWER✔✔-skin traction mostly, may involve skeletal

and skin


patient is face up in hospital bed, affected extremity at edge, weight is applied at distal

humerus, counteracting with longitudinal traction of forearm (must hold elbow at 90)


Russell's Traction - ANSWER✔✔-type of skin traction, uses skin traction on the lower

leg to suspend distal thigh by means of a sling


Hare Traction Use - ANSWER✔✔-used temporarily when transporting acute injuries,

femur fractures


Hare Traction Splint - ANSWER✔✔-consists of long leg spins, ratchet device for

adjustments and straps to immobilize


Buck's Extension Traction - ANSWER✔✔-


Bryant's Traction - ANSWER✔✔-


Cervical Traction - ANSWER✔✔-


Traction On Humerus-Overhead (90-90) - ANSWER✔✔-


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