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• First Aid Treatment For Fracture
• Different Types Of Fractures
• Signs And Symptoms Of Fracture
• First Aid Treatment Of Fractures

First Aid Treatment For Fracture

Fractures are the commonest injuries involving the bones. A fracture is a break in the normal continuity of a bone.

Different Types Of Fractures

There are several types of fractures but they are generally classified as

Simple Or Closed Fracture	A Simple Fracture Is A Clean Break In The Bone Without The Ends Puncturing Through The Skin.
Compound Or Open Fracture	A Compound Fracture Is One In Which The Broken Ends Of Bones Are Fragmented Or Shattered Into Many Pieces. This May Be Simple Or Compound.
Communicated Fracture	A Bone Is Broken Into Several Pieces
Impacted Fracture	The Broken Ends Of The Bones Are Driven Into One Another And It Is Called As Impacted Fracture.
Greenstick Fracture	A Greenstick Fracture Occurs Mostly In Young Children. The Bone May Be Cracked And Bent Without Breaking Completely Across.
Depressed Fracture	In A Depressed Fracture, The Upper Parts Or Sides Of The Skull Or Broken Part Of The Bone Is Driven Inwards.
Spiral Fracture	It Results When A Bone Is Broken By Twisting Force.
Multiple Fracture	Multiple Fracture Means A Bone Is Broken In More Than One Place.

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Signs And Symptoms Of Fracture

1. Pain at or near the seat of fracture
2. Deformity of the limb
3. Irregularity of the bone
4. Swelling around the seat of fracture
5. Limitation of normal movement
6. Unnatural movement at the seat of the fracture
7. Crepitus (body grating) may be heard or felt

First Aid Treatment Of Fractures

1. Immobilize the injured part to prevent further damage.
2. Use the uninjured part of the patient’s body as a splint.
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3. Place thick padding using sterile cotton, folded towels, scarves, socks and to fill spaces between two parts of the body.
4. Bandages and signs should not be tight that they cut off the blood circulation.
5. Avoid having a bandage directly over a fractured part.
6. Hospitalize the injured individual.

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