Damage to your limb during a fall or impact can turn out to be either a dislocation or a bruise, sprain and, of course, a fracture. How to determine this and what to do if I broke my arm?
Golden Rule
Remember! It is simply not possible to determine on your own without proper physical examination and appropriate studies how severe your injury is. That is why it is necessary to take the following rule as a rule: no matter what injury you have, treat it as a potentially serious damage, not paying any attention to the fact that your leg or arm looks as usual.
What should I do if I dislocate, stretch or break my arm?
- First of all, you need to deliver the injured person to the trauma center. It is necessary to follow the rules of transportation for fractures of the limbs. These include fixation of the hand. As a fixing material, you can use sticks, cardboard, cloth. They will play the role of the so-called "tire." If you cannot do this, then call an ambulance.
- You do not need to know how to break an arm or leg in order to understand that bleeding coming from a damaged place must be stopped by yourself! This can happen in the event of an open fracture. You must first stop the bleeding, and then deal with the fracture itself - remember this!
- Unlike stopping bleeding, you do not even need to try to cope with a potential dislocation yourself!
What can not be done with a bruised and broken arm
- Of course, you can’t do nothing! Even if you see that the swelling of the tissues is small, and the mobility of your limb is not disturbed at all, be sure to take an X-ray, and also consult a doctor.
- In no case should the victim be transported without proper fixation of the injured arm or leg.
- If a woman broke her arm, then she does not need to try to give the injured limb its usual habitual position, as this will only worsen the condition of the victim.
- Never practice the independent use of medicines - painkillers and ointments for bruises. This must be done strictly after consulting a doctor.
Signs of arm fracture
How can I understand that I broke my arm? Naturally, according to the following symptoms:
- quite severe pain;
- swelling of the tissues or their increase in volume;
- hemorrhage;
- violation of bone shape or joint integrity;
- a broken limb cannot move or, on the contrary, is excessively mobile.
To determine if your arm is broken, your doctor will ask you to move it. If you cannot do this or all your attempts are accompanied by pain, the fracture is evident. Be that as it may, the point in this matter will put an x-ray of the damaged area.
Roentgen
Confirmation of the fracture occurs directly in the hospital or emergency room with the help of x-rays in a particular projection.
They will capture the necessary area and help show the integrity of the joint, the nature of the injury, the presence of existing bone fragments.