Constant temperature fluctuations, typical for Russian winters, lead to permanent ice. It is not surprising that trauma centers at this time of the year see a huge number of patients with fractures of the legs, arms and even ribs every day. It is quite possible that you will witness such an incident on the street. For example, if a woman broke her leg before your eyes, you can provide first aid to her while waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
The most common causes of injury
According to experts, most often during the off-season, older women turn to doctors. Complaints such as "broke her leg", "bruised her coccyx", "dislocated her wrist", unfortunately, are almost as common as colds. Speaking directly about the lower extremities, they suffer most often. The fact is that a person, especially if he is in poor physical shape, falls directly on his leg, and leans on it with all his weight or tucks it under him. In addition, damage can occur when falling 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 herheavy barbell or dumbbell.
Symptoms
If a person breaks his leg in front of you, what should I do? First of all, make sure it's really a fracture. In this case, one should be guided by such signs as rapidly increasing edema, sharp pain, deformity of the limb (the latter is caused by displacement of bone fragments). An ankle fracture usually results in the foot twisting at an abnormal, unnatural angle.
First Aid
Your friend or just a random passerby broke her leg, and you were there? Start taking action immediately. First of all, give the injured limb the correct position: carefully grab the heel with one hand and the fingers with the other, pull slightly towards you. After that, quickly remove the victim's shoes. If this is not done immediately, it will be much more difficult to get rid of the boot or boot later due to increasing swelling. As you know, all fractures are divided into open and closed. If you see that bones are sticking out of the wound, in no case should you try to set them yourself. It is also strictly forbidden to remove foreign objects from the wound. Instead, take care to stop the bleeding, treat the skin with a disinfectant (in extreme cases, you can wipe it with wet wipes), and apply a bandage to the wound. Now you can proceed to the immobilization of the victim.
Carry
Better put tires on right away. If this is not possible, use the assistantsmeans, any even sticks, rods, planks will do. Put them on the inside and outside of the leg and secure with a scarf, jacket or any other clothing.
Rehab
A broken leg in a cast, of course, will cause a lot of inconvenience to a person. He will not be able to walk right away, and at first he will have to use crutches or a cane. After removing the bandage, doctors recommend wearing special shoes and not putting too much strain on the limbs.
