During the original method of shoulder reduction, the ____ method, the patient is supine, the Paramedic grasps the wrist of the extended arm, then places a foot into the axilla and applies steady countertraction.

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The Hippocratic method for shoulder reduction involves the patient lying supine while the practitioner applies traction to the extended arm of the patient, often using their foot in the patient's axilla for countertraction. This is a classical technique described by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates.

During the Original Method of Shoulder Reduction, the ____ Method