TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Extremity Injuries A1 - Tennyson, Joseph A1 - Weisberg, Stacy N. A1 - Quale, Mark A2 - Cooney, Derek R. PY - 2016 T2 - Cooney's EMS Medicine AB - Musculoskeletal trauma is frequently encountered in the prehospital setting. In 2007, extremity injuries accounted for over 14 million emergency department visits within the United States.1 Injuries from falls, motor vehicle accidents, sports activities, and pedestrian versus vehicle accidents are commonly encountered. It is imperative that EMS physicians know how to appropriately stabilize and manage these injuries as many result in limb or life-threatening conditions. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126793207 ER -