Basic First Aid for Fractures
Labels Fractures
The seriousness of a fracture depends partly
on its location. A broken back or neck, or
head injury, is a medical emergency. If an
injured person has a broken neck or back, or
if they have a broken bone that is coming
through the skin:
• Call for emergency help at once.
• Do not try to move the injured
person. Wait for help to arrive.
• If there is bone coming through the
wound, have the person lie down.
Apply pressure to the wound with a
gauze pad or clean cloth, but do not
try to push the bone back through
the skin or wash the wound.
If the fracture is less serious:
• Remove clothing from the injured limb.
Do not try to force an arm or leg backward
through a sleeve or pants leg; cut
the garment away with scissors.
• Apply a cold compress or ice
wrapped in cloth to the injured part.
• Make a temporary splint. Keep the
injured limb in the position it is in at
the time of injury; then place a towel
or other soft padding around the
injured part. Then take a board or
other firm object and place it next to
the injured part outside the padding.
Make sure that the board is long
enough to cover the joints above and
below the fracture. Use first-aid tape
to hold the splint in place.
• Do not give the injured person anything
to eat, in case they must be
taken into surgery when help arrives.
on its location. A broken back or neck, or
head injury, is a medical emergency. If an
injured person has a broken neck or back, or
if they have a broken bone that is coming
through the skin:
• Call for emergency help at once.
• Do not try to move the injured
person. Wait for help to arrive.
• If there is bone coming through the
wound, have the person lie down.
Apply pressure to the wound with a
gauze pad or clean cloth, but do not
try to push the bone back through
the skin or wash the wound.
If the fracture is less serious:
• Remove clothing from the injured limb.
Do not try to force an arm or leg backward
through a sleeve or pants leg; cut
the garment away with scissors.
• Apply a cold compress or ice
wrapped in cloth to the injured part.
• Make a temporary splint. Keep the
injured limb in the position it is in at
the time of injury; then place a towel
or other soft padding around the
injured part. Then take a board or
other firm object and place it next to
the injured part outside the padding.
Make sure that the board is long
enough to cover the joints above and
below the fracture. Use first-aid tape
to hold the splint in place.
• Do not give the injured person anything
to eat, in case they must be
taken into surgery when help arrives.
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