A 16 year old skate-boarder is brought in by ambulance with a right ankle injury. The foot is externally rotated at the ankle and is white and cold. There are no other injuries. After analgesia, which of the following is the next best course of action?

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A 16 year old skate-boarder is brought in by ambulance with a right ankle injury.  The foot is externally rotated at the ankle and is white and cold.  There are no other injuries.  After analgesia, which of the following is the next best course of action?

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Arterial Doppler study.

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Call the vascular surgical registrar.

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Place the leg in a plaster backslab.

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X-ray of the foot and ankle.

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Apply traction to reduce the foot.

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