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Performance Measures GO NO GO

2. Gathered equipment. —— ——
3. Assembled materials. —— ——
4. Checked serviceability of overhead traction frame and bed. —— ——

5. Identified your self to patient. —— ——
6. Explained the procedure to the patient. —— ——

7. Positioned the patient. —— ——
8. Prepared patient's injured leg and ankle for Buck's traction. —— ——

9. Checked patient's capillary refill of both feet. —— ——
10. Apply skin adherent to patient's injured leg. —— ——

11. Secured the vent foam strap with spreader block to injured leg. —— ——
12. Placed Buck's traction boot under injured leg one inch distal to the fibular notch —— ——
and secured with straps.

13. Secured the 5 or 9 inch single clamp bar ( horizontally) to crossbar at foot of bed —— ——
in alignment with the 2nd and 3rd phalanges (toes) of the injured leg/foot.

14. Secured the pulley attachment to the middle of the single clamp bar. —— ——
15. Tied traction cord to spreader block and weight carrier. —— ——
16. Placed a pillow lengthwise under the injured leg to elevate the heel off the bed. —— ——

17. Applied weight plates to weight carrier. —— ——
18. Elevated or raised the foot of the bed until traction cord is parallel to the floor. —— ——

19. Checked single clamp bar alignment with the patient's injured leg. —— ——
20. Checked patient's capillary refill of both feet. —— ——

21. Inspected overhead traction frame and bed. —— ——
22. Inspected traction equipment. —— ——

23. Gave patient verbal instructions on Buck's traction. —— ——
Evaluation Guidance: Score the orthopaedic technician a GO on the task if all steps are passed (P).
Score the orthopaedic technician a NO-GO (NG) if any step is failed (F). All performance measured tasks
must be passed to receive a go.

References
Required Related
STP 8-91H14-SM-TG
TM 8-231
ZIMMER

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