THE HENNEPIN MANEUVER
Instructions on how to reduce a dislocated shoulder via the Hennepin maneuver, a common method involving distraction of the humerus with external rotation.
THE SNOWBIRD TECHNIQUE
A modification of the Hennepin maneuver that uses the examiner’s quadriceps instead of the biceps, providing more strength for downward traction.
THE CUNNINGHAM METHOD
Instructions on how to reduce a dislocated shoulder via the Cunningham method, involving relaxing the spasmed muscles surrounding the dislocation.
THE PRAKASH METHOD
Instructions on how to reduce a dislocated shoulder via the Prakash method, involving holding the shoulder in external rotation, adduction, and internal rotation.
X-RAY GUIDELINES, PART ONE
Part 1 of a set of guidelines about how x-rays are ordered for each injured body part, what views, and why. Covers shoulders, clavicles, and elbows.
X-RAY GUIDELINES, PART TWO
Part 2 of a set of guidelines about how x-rays are ordered for each injured body part, what views, and why. Covers wrists, thumbs, and knees.