FREE LIVE WEBINAR
Do Traction Splints Still Matter?
Does Pain Matter?
One Year After the NAEMSP Position Statement on Femur Fracture Management
Join emergency physician and medical device inventor Sam Slishman for a discussion about the role of traction splinting in modern prehospital care.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
10:00 AM Los Angeles | 1:00 PM New York
Live via Zoom
About the Webinar
A year after the NAEMSP Position Statement, some EMS agencies are discarding their traction splints. Others are not.
Dr. Slishman will examine the position statement, the differences between traditional and modern traction splints, and the importance of immobilization and pain relief in suspected femur fractures.
Topics Include:
Static versus traction splinting
“Life saving” versus “life improving”
Why do we say “midshaft femur fracture”?
Complex and concurrent pelvis and low extremity injuries
What’s the “E” in evidence based medicine?
The chain of care from injury to operating room
About the Speaker
Sam Slishman, MD is a board-certified emergency physician, inventor, and educator with more than 30 years of clinical experience. He is the inventor of the Slishman Traction Splint and several other emergency medical devices.
He has been studying traction splints since 1998.