The provision of first aid for fractures is an important part of the course of medical care not only at school or university. This knowledge in a certain situation can save a person’s life and maintain health. Moreover, they will not be superfluous for both doctors and ordinary people (teachers, parents, educators and service workers), since at any time an accident can happen in which someone suffers. Therefore, some rules must be known to all.
Naturally, fractures are different: closed or open type, single and numerous, and they can also be localized in different parts of the body. For example, the most severe and dangerous is damage to the skull. The fact is that fragments of crushed bones can damage the brain, which will make the injury even more difficult. First aid for fractures of this type involves laying the injured person on his back and fixing his head with improvised means: a roller from clothes. Naturally, the patient must be urgently taken to the nearest emergency room. At the same time, transportation should be very careful and soft so that the fragments do not budge.
In case of a collarbone fracture, the hand must be hung on a scarf or piece of tissue, and you can also tightly bandage it to the body. At the same time, it should be bent 90 degrees with respect to the body. Next, the victim is taken to the hospital.
The provision of first aid for fractures of the costal bones consists in applying a tight dressing in a circle around the body in the chest area. In this case, you must be very careful, as you can damage the lungs. During transportation, it is necessary to keep the patient in a sitting or reclining position.
Very severe is a spinal injury. In this case, the body can be partially or completely paralyzed. The provision of first aid for fractures of this type involves the complete immobilization of a person with improvised means, as well as his immediate delivery to a medical institution. Transportation should be extremely careful so that the bones do not move even more and do not damage the spinal cord.
First aid for fractures of the pelvic bones should be carried out as follows: the patient must be laid on his back, legs apart and in this position taken to the hospital. Moreover, the immobilization (fixing) of such damage is impossible.
The simplest (if only the bones are not very fragmented) are
fractures of the arms and legs. First aid for injuries of such a plan is not difficult. You just need to attach a stick, a cane to a damaged limb or fix it in another way.
The most important task for any injury is to ensure immobility of the bones. If necessary, the patient can be given some kind of anesthetic, but you need to monitor his consciousness, especially with severe injuries. In case of any fracture, the victim is immediately taken to the hospital, where doctors evaluate his condition, lay down the bones and put in a cast.
It should be noted that transportation in any case should be soft and careful so as not to complicate the injury.