How to Assess a Rib Fracture
Suspect a rib fracture anytime a person receives a blow to the chest and feels a great deal of pain at the point injured. Look for the following signs as indicators of the severity of the injury. Gently touch the area of the chest that received ... [... more]
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How to Make a Traction Splint for a Fractured Femur
Make a preliminary splint to immobilize the injury (see "How to Make a Preliminary Splint for a Fractured Femur"). Gather the materials for the traction splint: a trekking pole (or any rigid pole-like object), a hiking boot or shoe (which could [... more]
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How to Splint a Fracture of the Upper Arm
Place the splinting material along the upper arm, so that it extends below the elbow and above the shoulder. Put the injured arm in a sling (see "How to Make a Sling for an Injured Arm"). Immobilize the injured arm. Any movement will be very ... [... more]
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How to Splint a Fracture of the Lower Arm in the Wilderness
Splinting a fracture is important in reducing pain until you are able to get to a doctor's office for a complete evaluation. The following steps will help you should a fracture occur in the outdoors, away from medical help. Assess for fracture. ... [... more]
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How to ABOUT FRACTURES
ABOUT FRACTURE CLASSIFICATION,FRACTURES WITH EPONYMS,FRACTURE HEALING,TREATMENT OF FRACTURE CLASSIFICATION OF FRACTURE----- a fracture may be defined as a brek in the continuity of a bone IT IS CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWING -- (a) ON THE BASIS OF AETIOLOGY [... more]
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How to Cure Back Pain
Hurting your back can cause severe pain. Sometimes it is acute, which means you probably did something you should not have, or made a quick move that temporarily pulled a muscle. Other times it is chronic and hangs around for a while. Either way, ... [... more]
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How to Help the Elderly Prevent Falls
Injury caused by falling can be a life-changing even for the elderly. 90% of the 300,000 hip fractures treated annually are caused by falls. Nearly 1,000 hip fractures happen every day, on average.Even older people who appear to be strong and ... [... more]
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How to Naturally Prevent Osteoporosis
How to prevent osteoporosis and increase bone density is a hot topic. Protecting and strengthening our bones is important as diagnosed cases of osteoporosis continue to rise in older women. Bone loss is usually greatest in the spine, hips and ... [... more]
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How to Fake a Broken Limb
You may be wondering what use one would have with a fake broken limb. I used it to play an April Fool's gag once on my mother. It made her cry so I confessed. It lasted about 10 minutes. However, if you have a use for this trick, feel free to ... [... more]
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How to make a gel cold pack
Those gel cold packs can have many more uses than perhaps people realize. Aside from being thrown into coolers and lunch bags, they can be placed on bruises and scrapes, or used to cool off from summer heat. Sunburns, headaches, bug bites, and ... [... more]
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How to tell if you have a Broken Tailbone (Fractured Coccyx)
A tailbone fracture (broken coccyx) is one cause of tailbone pain. If you are having tailbone pain (coccyx pain, also called coccydynia), you may want to know whether or not you actually have a tailbone fracture (a coccyx that is broken, chipped, ... [... more]
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How to Treat a Broken Collarbone
A broken collarbone, or clavicle, is a common injury to both athletes who participate in contact sports and small children, since the bone itself does not harden completely until 20 years of age. Effectively treating a broken collarbone, however, ... [... more]
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