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What would you do if your partner asks you to apply a traction splint to a patient who fractured their femur, but you forgot how the device works?

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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

It is better to tell someone you do not remember how to do something than try to do it and hurt the patient. Interviewers are looking for employees who are not afraid to admit they cannot do something and are willing to ask for help. Especially in the medical field, incorrectly doing something can be detrimental to the patient and cause lawsuits for the company and the employee.

Krista Wenz

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

"I would discreetly tell my partner that I cannot remember how to apply the traction splint and ask them if they can do it while I assist or if they could give me another task. If I could assist, I would watch the steps they took to apply the splint to remember in the future. After the call, I would go over the steps it takes and practice until I had it etched in my mind."

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