Why am I having such a hard time with this? I get that distal is further "distant" Proximal = closer to the torso.
Whenever I hear how EMT's describe wounds using distal and proximal it seems opposite though. My last EMT instructor before I had to stop class a year ago told us you would say like "The PT has a distal ulna fracture" So to me that would mean a fracture closer to the wrist. Is that how distal and proximal work?
So what if you had a open ulna fracture to the left forearm? How would you describe that to the staff on the radio?
I hear people use body parts first before they say distal or proximal.
I hope that makes sense. Thanks guys.
Whenever I hear how EMT's describe wounds using distal and proximal it seems opposite though. My last EMT instructor before I had to stop class a year ago told us you would say like "The PT has a distal ulna fracture" So to me that would mean a fracture closer to the wrist. Is that how distal and proximal work?
So what if you had a open ulna fracture to the left forearm? How would you describe that to the staff on the radio?
I hear people use body parts first before they say distal or proximal.
I hope that makes sense. Thanks guys.