Orthopedic Emergencies: Fractures, Amputations, Sprains and Strains
Learn what to do in the case of an injury to your arms or legs. Moving a patient before help arrives may worsen the damage.
Gallery of Fracture Pictures
Fractures are sometimes obvious and deformed, but other times they are subtle and hard to detect. These fracture pictures may help you understand how diverse fractures can look and feel.
Fractures are sometimes obvious and deformed, but other times they are subtle and hard to detect. These fracture pictures may help you understand how diverse fractures can look and feel.
Broken Bone Stories - Readers Share Broken Bone Stories
Have a story about a broken bone? Is it funny or sad? How'd you break it? Did you have surgery? Share your stories and read what others say about the joys of broken bones.
Have a story about a broken bone? Is it funny or sad? How'd you break it? Did you have surgery? Share your stories and read what others say about the joys of broken bones.
Common Skiing and Snowboarding Injuries
Whether you like to ski or snowboard (or one of the dozens of other types of gravity-related snow transport devices) there's always a chance of injury. Overall, less than 4 injuries happen for every 1,000 days of skiing or snowboarding, which isn't bad. Of course, some of those injuries are pretty major -- and some are even life-threatening.
Whether you like to ski or snowboard (or one of the dozens of other types of gravity-related snow transport devices) there's always a chance of injury. Overall, less than 4 injuries happen for every 1,000 days of skiing or snowboarding, which isn't bad. Of course, some of those injuries are pretty major -- and some are even life-threatening.
Treat a Broken Hand
Broken hands are painful, but not life-threatening. If the break is bad enough, there could be a loss of function, or even a loss of part or all of the hand.
Broken hands are painful, but not life-threatening. If the break is bad enough, there could be a loss of function, or even a loss of part or all of the hand.
Treat an Amputation
Whether it's a leg amputation or a penis amputation, the treatment is essentially the same. Control bleeding and place the amputated limb into a bag for transport.
Whether it's a leg amputation or a penis amputation, the treatment is essentially the same. Control bleeding and place the amputated limb into a bag for transport.
Treat a Sprain
Sprains can often be treated at home with the proper care. Learn how to treat a sprain.
Sprains can often be treated at home with the proper care. Learn how to treat a sprain.
Ways to Ruin Your New Year's Resolutions
Brush up on your splinting skills and get ready to recognize busted bones or broken hearts. Sudden exercise is a good way for a bad beginning to the new year. These are the ways to find yourself getting surgery before February.
Brush up on your splinting skills and get ready to recognize busted bones or broken hearts. Sudden exercise is a good way for a bad beginning to the new year. These are the ways to find yourself getting surgery before February.
Making a Pillow Splint
Splinting an ankle can be difficult because of the shape. One way is to use a pillow to immobilize the injured ankle. These steps show how a pillow can be used to splint an ankle.
Splinting an ankle can be difficult because of the shape. One way is to use a pillow to immobilize the injured ankle. These steps show how a pillow can be used to splint an ankle.
How to Splint a Foot
Splinting a foot requires immobilizing not only the foot, but the ankle as well. This type of splinting should provide enough support to get the victim to medical help.
Splinting a foot requires immobilizing not only the foot, but the ankle as well. This type of splinting should provide enough support to get the victim to medical help.
Making an Ice Pack at Home
Ice packs help reduce swelling and relieve pain. Make an ice pack at home with common items. Never place ice directly on skin.
Ice packs help reduce swelling and relieve pain. Make an ice pack at home with common items. Never place ice directly on skin.
Recognize and Treat a Broken Wrist
Broken wrists are very painful and rarely life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken wrist.
Broken wrists are very painful and rarely life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken wrist.
Recognize and Treat a Broken Ankle
Broken ankles are very painful and rarely life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken ankle.
Broken ankles are very painful and rarely life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken ankle.
Recognize and Treat a Broken Foot
Broken feet are very painful and rarely life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken foot.
Broken feet are very painful and rarely life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken foot.
Common Sports Injuries
School sports can get a little rough. Football, soccer, basketball, and even baseball have the potential for injuring participants. Make sure you know how to handle the injuries that come from team sports.
School sports can get a little rough. Football, soccer, basketball, and even baseball have the potential for injuring participants. Make sure you know how to handle the injuries that come from team sports.
Splinting a Broken Arm
Splinting a broken arm is more art than science. These images help illustrate the use of a cardboard splint to immobilize a broken forearm.
Splinting a broken arm is more art than science. These images help illustrate the use of a cardboard splint to immobilize a broken forearm.
Recognize and Treat a Broken Arm
Broken arms are very painful and rarely life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken arm.
Broken arms are very painful and rarely life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken arm.
Recognize and Treat a Broken Leg
Broken bones can range from simply painful to life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken leg.
Broken bones can range from simply painful to life-threatening. Learn how to recognize and treat a broken leg.
Treat Fractures and Sprains
Even though a victim can use an extremity or bear weight on it, it may still be broken. Treat all extremity injuries as fractures until proven otherwise.
Even though a victim can use an extremity or bear weight on it, it may still be broken. Treat all extremity injuries as fractures until proven otherwise.
Sports Injury Cheat Sheet
Play hard or go home. Here are some sports injury tips to cover things like cuts, sprains and fractures.
Play hard or go home. Here are some sports injury tips to cover things like cuts, sprains and fractures.
Basic Steps to Controlling Bleeding
Stop bleeding before it leads to shock
Stop bleeding before it leads to shock
Sprains and Strains
Clearing up the confusion.
Clearing up the confusion.
RICE Treatment Principles For Sprains and Strains
RICE is not just for dinner.
RICE is not just for dinner.
Amputation - Traumatic
Amputations happen when an arm, leg or other body part is severed from the rest of the body. Learn how to care for an amputation.
Amputations happen when an arm, leg or other body part is severed from the rest of the body. Learn how to care for an amputation.
Broken Bone
Learn what to do for a fracture.
Learn what to do for a fracture.