Caring for broken bones suffered on a worksite

by | Sep 25, 2018 | Firm News |

Suffering a broken bone on a worksite is overwhelming. Your mind begins to race and the first thing you think about is missing time on the job. This will affect your financial well-being and your health. You need to focus on caring for the broken bone and getting healthy above all else. Today, we will take a look at how you can care for a broken bone suffered while on the job.

If the accident that caused the broken bone led to bleeding, you need to control the bleeding before doing anything else. Build a makeshift tourniquet to wrap around the affected area and keep the bone from moving more than it should. If you can’t control the bleeding, you will need to call 911 to have paramedics or EMTs respond.

You will want to immobilize the area where the broken bone is located. This will help prevent further damage before the employee can get to the hospital to have it set in a cast or a splint.

Now, you can apply a cold compress to the area of the body where the bone has broken. This will help control any swelling that could cause the victim quite a bit of pain.

The pain could become so unbearable that the victim goes into shock. You need to treat this as much as possible. Put them into a comfortable position, give them a blanket and keep talking to them, reassuring them that everything will be alright.

Taking proper care of a broken bone suffered at work can mean the difference between it healing quickly and correctly and needing lengthy rehabilitation or even surgery. If you follow the tips outlined today, you should have no trouble caring for a broken bone if injured on the job.

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