Wilderness Medicine: How to Reduce a Dislocated Shoulder

Dr. Donner demonstrates how to reduce a dislocated shoulder. This is video 3 of 4 on shoulder dislocations, and focuses on the technique for reducing a dislocated shoulder.
Video 4 covers the splinting of a dislocated shoulder after it has been reduced (relocated).
MedWild provides wilderness medicine, wilderness survival, and search and rescue instructional videos on a variety of topics: high altitude illness, traveler’s diarrhea, shoulder dislocation and reduction, shelter building, bushcraft, space blankets, hypothermia, medical kits, survival kits, frostbite, snake bites, fire craft, ropes and knots, orthopedic injuries and sam splints, cold water immersion and more.
Instructor: Howard Donner, MD
Co-Author “Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine”
Served as a physician for Denali National Park, Himalayan Rescue Association, and the 1998 NOVA Everest expedition. Served as a medical operations consultant for NASA for over 5 years. Whitewater rafting guide, commercial pilot, and certified flight instructor.
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[@MedWild]

See the instructor in this video (Dr. Howard Donner) give presentations and teach a variety of hands-on workshops at the upcoming National CME Conference on Wilderness Medicine. All medical specialities are welcome! wilderness-medicine.com/cme-conferences/santa-fe/

[@elise526]

This just saved me a multi thousand dollar ER visit. Thank you so much

[@markmoreno7295]

It may go without saying that if ER care is to be provided in a timely fashion the untrained rescuer may choose to wait. For most people the longer the joint is out of place, the more long term or residual effects persist. Certainly if care is distant, won't occur for hours or days, then relocation, or at least an attempt to do so makes sense,. Many people experience enough pain which is relieved by relocation that the act of relocating is a blessing unto itself. Some people even faint due to the pain and during their relaxed state self-relocate, or do so with minimal effort on the part of the rescuer. The more common type as shown is anterior dislocation.

[@nishantgogna270]

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[@MedWild]

Glad you found it helpful- Thanks for the feedback!

[@AMills-ox4ch]

In prehospital care we are told never to reduce a dislocated joint out of fear that nerves or blood vessels may get caught in the joint. In the wilderness setting where it makes sense to reduce the dislocation (or if it happens spontaneously), what do you do if there's a loss of neurological function/circulation distal to the reduced joint? (Or is this even a valid concern?)

[@beedykh2235]

4:08 😂

[@iomar0199]

Nice and easy! Could you make a video about wilderness first responder must have kit.

[@corruptduboiscountyindiana5058]

I put mine back in myself by leaning over forward and to the side and moved my arm a little

[@deepakpatil7724]

It would be nice if you explain about kocher's method....

[@NikosAnimals]

I managed to dislocate my shoulder in my sleep

[@mariecarlton5768]

Are relocation movements the same for an anterior and posterior dislocation? Thanks