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FRACTURES SPRAINS & DISLOCATIONS
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TYPE OF FRACTURE 2 CLOSED FRACTURES OPEN FRACTURES
THE BONE DOESN’T BREAK THE SKIN A CRACK OR A COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE BONE OPEN FRACTURES THE BONE PUNCTURES THE SKIN
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COMMINUTED (Open or Closed)
cont. 3 COMMINUTED (Open or Closed) A BONE BROKEN IN 2 OR MORE PLACES (same bone) MULTIPLE FRACTURES TWO OR MORE BONES BROKEN IN THE BODY (different bones)
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OBJECTIVE OF TREATING . A FRACTURE 4
KEEP THE BROKEN BONE ENDS & ADJACENT JOINTS IMMOBILIZED
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SIGNS & SYMPTOMS 5 SWELLING TENDERNESS DEFORMITY BRUISING
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cont. 6 GRATING EXPOSED BONE HEAR SNAP/CRACK PAIN SPECIFIC SPOT
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FIRST AID SPLINT TO IMMOBILIZE ELEVATE TREAT FOR SHOCK CHECK PULSE SKIN & FINGER COLOR
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DON’T STRAIGHTEN SPLINT AS FOUND MIGHT DAMAGE TISSUE COLD APPLICATIONS
cont. 8 DON’T STRAIGHTEN SPLINT AS FOUND MIGHT DAMAGE TISSUE COLD APPLICATIONS
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OPEN FRACTURES FIRST . AID 9
CONTROL BLEEDING DRESS & BANDAGE THEN SPLINT POSSIBLY USE PRESSURE POINT EXPOSED BONE ENDS NO PRESSURE ON BONE ENDS
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SPRAINS SOFT TISSUE HYPER-EXTEND STRETCHING TEARING
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JOINT TISSUE LIGAMENTS TENDONS CARTILAGE
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FIRST AID FOR SPRAINS 11 ELEVATE ICE NO DIRECT CONTACT WITH SKIN
20-30 MINUTES IF LONGER MAY CAUSE INCREASED CIRCULATION
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NO ELASTIC WRAPS REMOVE 3-5 MINUTES CONTINUE FOR 24-48 HOURS
IF STILL SWELLING CONTINUE ICE SWELLING STOPS USE HEAT & COLD NO ELASTIC WRAPS
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STRAIN MUSCLE INJURY STRETCHING OR TEARING OF THE MUSCLE FIBERS
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FIRST AID FOR STRAINS 14 MILD STRAIN SEVERE STRAIN MOIST HEAT SWELLING
BLEEDING TREAT SAME AS SPRAIN
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DISLOCATIONS 15 A DISPLACEMENT OF THE BONE ENDS FROM A JOINT
DON’T MANIPULATE A DISLOCATION
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FIRST AID SPLINT COLD ICE WRAPPED IN A TOWEL CHECK PULSE
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17 THANK YOU
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