FRACTURES FRACTURES SPRAINS & SPRAINS &

DISLOCATIONSDISLOCATIONS

TYPE OF FRACTURE TYPE OF FRACTURE 22

CLOSED FRACTURESCLOSED FRACTURES» THE BONE DOESN’T BREAK THE THE BONE DOESN’T BREAK THE

SKINSKIN» A CRACK OR A COMPLETE A CRACK OR A COMPLETE

SEPARATION OF THE BONESEPARATION OF THE BONE OPEN FRACTURESOPEN FRACTURES

» THE BONE PUNCTURES THE SKINTHE BONE PUNCTURES THE SKIN

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COMMINUTED (Open or COMMINUTED (Open or Closed)Closed)

A BONE BROKEN IN 2 OR MOREA BONE BROKEN IN 2 OR MORE PLACES (same bone)PLACES (same bone)

MULTIPLE FRACTURESMULTIPLE FRACTURESTWO OR MORE BONES BROKENTWO OR MORE BONES BROKEN

IN THE BODYIN THE BODY (different bones)(different bones)

OBJECTIVE OF OBJECTIVE OF TREATING TREATING . . A FRACTURE A FRACTURE

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KEEP THE BROKEN BONE KEEP THE BROKEN BONE ENDS & ADJACENT JOINTS ENDS & ADJACENT JOINTS IMMOBILIZEDIMMOBILIZED

SIGNS & SIGNS & SYMPTOMSSYMPTOMS 55

SWELLINGSWELLINGTENDERNESSTENDERNESSDEFORMITYDEFORMITYBRUISINGBRUISING

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GRATINGGRATINGEXPOSED BONEEXPOSED BONEHEAR SNAP/CRACKHEAR SNAP/CRACKPAIN SPECIFIC SPOTPAIN SPECIFIC SPOT

FIRST AID FIRST AID 77

SPLINT TO IMMOBILIZESPLINT TO IMMOBILIZE

ELEVATEELEVATETREAT FOR SHOCKTREAT FOR SHOCK

CHECK PULSECHECK PULSESKIN & FINGER COLORSKIN & FINGER COLOR

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DON’T STRAIGHTEN DON’T STRAIGHTEN SPLINT AS FOUNDSPLINT AS FOUND

»MIGHT DAMAGE TISSUEMIGHT DAMAGE TISSUECOLD APPLICATIONSCOLD APPLICATIONS

OPEN FRACTURES FIRST OPEN FRACTURES FIRST .. AID AID 99

CONTROL BLEEDINGCONTROL BLEEDING»DRESS & BANDAGEDRESS & BANDAGE»THEN SPLINTTHEN SPLINT»POSSIBLY USE PRESSURE POSSIBLY USE PRESSURE

POINTPOINT EXPOSED BONE ENDSEXPOSED BONE ENDS

»NO PRESSURE ON BONE ENDSNO PRESSURE ON BONE ENDS

SPRAINS SPRAINS 1010

SOFT TISSUESOFT TISSUE»HYPER-EXTENDHYPER-EXTEND»STRETCHINGSTRETCHING»TEARINGTEARING

JOINT TISSUEJOINT TISSUE

»LIGAMENTSLIGAMENTS

»TENDONSTENDONS

»CARTILAGECARTILAGE

FIRST AID FOR FIRST AID FOR SPRAINS SPRAINS 1111

ELEVATE ICEICE

»NO DIRECT CONTACT WITH NO DIRECT CONTACT WITH SKINSKIN

»20-30 MINUTES20-30 MINUTES–IF LONGER MAY CAUSE IF LONGER MAY CAUSE

INCREASED CIRCULATIONINCREASED CIRCULATION

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»REMOVE 3-5 MINUTESREMOVE 3-5 MINUTES»CONTINUE FOR 24-48 HOURSCONTINUE FOR 24-48 HOURS

–IF STILL SWELLING CONTINUE IF STILL SWELLING CONTINUE ICEICE

»SWELLING STOPS USE HEAT & SWELLING STOPS USE HEAT & COLDCOLD

NO ELASTIC WRAPSNO ELASTIC WRAPS

STRAIN STRAIN 1313

MUSCLE INJURYMUSCLE INJURY»STRETCHING OR STRETCHING OR

TEARING OF THE TEARING OF THE MUSCLE FIBERSMUSCLE FIBERS

FIRST AID FOR FIRST AID FOR STRAINS STRAINS 1414

MILD STRAINMILD STRAIN»MOIST HEATMOIST HEAT

SEVERE STRAINSEVERE STRAIN»SWELLINGSWELLING

»BLEEDINGBLEEDING

»TREAT SAME AS SPRAINTREAT SAME AS SPRAIN

DISLOCATIONS DISLOCATIONS 1515

A DISPLACEMENT OF THE A DISPLACEMENT OF THE BONE ENDS FROM A JOINTBONE ENDS FROM A JOINT»DON’T MANIPULATE A DON’T MANIPULATE A

DISLOCATIONDISLOCATION

FIRST AID FIRST AID 1616

SPLINTSPLINTCOLDCOLD

»ICE WRAPPED IN A TOWELICE WRAPPED IN A TOWEL

CHECK PULSECHECK PULSE

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