While backpacking with a youth group, a client sustains an injury to the lower leg. A nurse who is accompanying the group suspects a fracture of the tibia. To immobilize the suspected fracture, where...

While backpacking with a youth group, a client sustains an injury to the lower leg. A nurse who is accompanying the group suspects a fracture of the tibia. To immobilize the suspected fracture, where is the best location to apply the splint?

1. above the ankle to below the knee.

2. above the knee to below the hip.

3. below the ankle to above the knee.

4. below the knee to above the hip.