Emergency medical care of bone and joint injuries should include:

A. Determining the nature of the injury, such as a fracture or dislocation.
B. Applying a heat pack to the injury to relieve pain.
C. Splinting any painful extremity.
D. Realigning deformed extremities before splinting.

Answer: C. Splinting any painful extremity.

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The organization that awards physician certification in specialty areas is the:

a. American Medical Association. b. National Physician Specialists. c. National Board of Physician Specialties. d. American Board of Medical Specialties.

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