Unit 1 Safety measures Fractures A fracture is a break of the bone.


How do you know if you have a fracture? • You hear a snap or a grinding noise during the injury.


• There is swelling, bruising or tenderness around the injured part.


• It is painful for you to exert weight on the injury, touch it, press on it or move it.


• The injured part looks deformed. In severe breaks, the broken bone may be poking through the skin.


What do you do?


You must seek immediate emergency medical care. You may need to splint the injured area. Broken bones are painful, and any bumps or movement tend to be very painful. This pain is lessened when you apply a splint to the arm or leg. For example, for a broken arm, something as simple as an exercise book or folded piece of cardboard and sticky tape will be enough to make the arm comfortable.


Activity 1 What not to do with a fracture


In your exercise book, write down three important points of what not to do when a person has a fracture.


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