Fractured Patients, First Aid You Need To Know Before An Ambulance Comes
Mar 16, 2025
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Accidents happen without a moment to predict. There are many situations in which you can get hurt in your daily life, such as traffic accidents and sports injuries. What first aid should I do before an ambulance comes if I or someone around me is injured?
We have about 200 large and small bones in our body. They are tightly connected to each other by muscles and tendons to form a skeleton. Bones are important structures that protect important organs in the body, create blood, and enable movement. These broken bones are called fractures, and fractures are often caused by traffic accidents and winter falls.
Fractures are often accompanied by damage such as muscles, ligaments, and skin around the bone. In particular, when the fractured part of the skin is damaged and penetrates the skin, or the skin disappears due to an accident, it is called an open fracture. Fractured bones are exposed to the external environment, increasing the risk of infection along with severe muscle damage.
When a bone is broken, excruciating pain occurs, which becomes more severe when pressing or moving the fracture site. In addition, the fractured area is abnormally shaken and the surrounding joints are painful, making it impossible to move. In addition, open fractures can lead to severe bleeding. Before the ambulance arrives, it is necessary to stop compression with sterile gauze or a clean cloth at the site.
There is also a way to tie the bleeding area with a string, but it is not easy for the general public to implement, so it is important to wrap around the wound and stop the bleeding, and make sure not to press the bone directly. Open fractures require temporary fixation of splints using paper boxes or sticks in and around the bones to prevent the broken area from moving.
Yoo In-seon, Director of the Center for Orthopaedic Surgery at Seran Hospital, said, `The splint fixation is done to prevent secondary damage to muscles, blood vessels, nerves, etc. around the sharp end of the fractured bone"In addition, splint fixation reduces pain, reduces complications such as shock, and makes it easier for patients to transfer and take radiographs in hospitals."
When first aid is given to patients with open fractures, the clothes should be cut with scissors instead of pulling the clothes at the fracture site. It also raises the fracture site higher than the heart to relieve swelling. Cold compressing around the fracture until moving to the hospital helps with pain and swelling.
Manager Yoo In-seon "In the event of a fracture accident, the act of returning the fracture site to its original state should be avoided because of the risk of further damage to surrounding nerves and blood vessels. To avoid vomiting being aspirated, the head should be turned to the side and left lying down"Fracture can cause serious aftereffects if the initial response is not appropriate, so it is important to refrain from hasty actions and only take necessary measures until an ambulance arrives."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
