TY - GEN
T1 - AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION SKELETAL TRACTION
AU - Rabb, Ethan
AU - Zifchock, Rebecca
AU - Nowicki, Margaret
AU - Paquin, Jeremy
AU - Posner, Matthew
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The purpose of this project is to design a device that provides skeletal traction to a patient with a fractured femur in an aeromedical evacuation environment. Skeletal traction is typically provided by using weights and cable to provide tension onto a fractured limb. However, in an aeromedical evacuation environment, the forces vary and the environment is not stable, so the traditional method to provide skeletal traction is not suitable. Therefore, we designed and tested a device that could provide skeletal traction to a femoral fracture in an aeromedical evacuation environment.
AB - The purpose of this project is to design a device that provides skeletal traction to a patient with a fractured femur in an aeromedical evacuation environment. Skeletal traction is typically provided by using weights and cable to provide tension onto a fractured limb. However, in an aeromedical evacuation environment, the forces vary and the environment is not stable, so the traditional method to provide skeletal traction is not suitable. Therefore, we designed and tested a device that could provide skeletal traction to a femoral fracture in an aeromedical evacuation environment.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2021-70540
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2021-70540
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85124425882
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
BT - Biomedical and Biotechnology
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 2021 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2021
Y2 - 1 November 2021 through 5 November 2021
ER -