Constant temperature changes characteristic of Russian winters lead to constant icing. It is not surprising that emergency rooms at this time of year receive a huge number of patients with fractures of the legs, arms and even ribs. It is possible that on the street you will witness such an incident. For example, if a woman broke her leg before your eyes, you will be able to provide her first aid on her own, waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
Common Causes of Injury
According to experts, most often during the off-season, elderly women turn to doctors. Such complaints as “broke her leg”, “coccyx hurt”, “wrist dislocated”, unfortunately, are almost as common as colds. If we talk directly about the lower extremities, then they suffer most often. The fact is that a person, especially if he is in poor physical shape, falls directly on his leg, and falls on it with all his weight or tucks it under him. In addition, damage may occur during a fall from a height and during a traffic accident. Also, any doctor can tell you a lot of cases when a woman broke her leg in the gym, dropping a heavy barbell or dumbbell.
Symptoms
If a person broke your leg with you , what should I do? First of all, make sure that this is really a turning point. In this case, one should be guided by such signs as rapidly growing edema, sharp pain, deformation of the limb (the latter is caused by the displacement of bone fragments). When an ankle fracture, as a rule, the foot turns out at the wrong, unnatural angle.
First aid
Your acquaintance or just an accidental passer-by broke your leg, and you were there? Take action immediately. First of all, give the injured limb the correct position: gently grab the heel with one hand, and the fingers with the other, gently pull towards you. Then quickly remove shoes from the victim. If you do not do this right away, it will be much more difficult to get rid of a boot or boot later due to increasing swelling. As you know, all fractures are divided into open and closed. If you see bones sticking out of the wound, in no case try to straighten them yourself. It is strictly forbidden to remove foreign objects from the wound. Instead, stop bleeding, treat the skin with a disinfectant (in extreme cases, wipe it with wet wipes) and apply a bandage to the wound. Now we can proceed to immobilize the victim.
Carrying
It is better to immediately apply tires. If this is not possible, use the means at hand, any straight sticks, rods, planks will do. Put them on the inner and outer surfaces of the legs and secure with a scarf, jacket or any other clothing.
Rehabilitation
A broken leg in a cast, of course, will cause a person a lot of inconvenience. He will not be able to walk immediately, and at first he will have to use crutches or a cane. After removing the bandage, doctors recommend wearing special shoes and not overloading the limbs.