First Aid Kits and Tips : Treating a Strained Muscle: First Aid for Minor Injuries

[MakeupbyKKxo]

my leg just started cramping up when i was sitting. it feels bad to sit and okay to stand..but i cant but pressure on it.. and also my feet are starting to feel that way.

tips anyone! please asap

[lemler33]

any1 else hear that faint yell in the bad ground at the end?

[dest1019]

its just a vid man you

[baller2397]

I doubt that the average joe has a 15 gallon cooler and a big bag of ice inside their first aid kit

[masterjonsieboy]

whats up with the guy shouting in the background at the end?

[vickiormindyb]

Is she a First Responder?

She doesn't seem like an EMT, unless she has a specific reason for why she bypassed mentioning that you wrap it w/ even tension on both sides of the leg.

It's important to do it that way if you don't want to create more pain at the injury site. Lots of beginning EMT-B's don't wrap it right and it causes more pain. I know, b/c i did it wrong the first time I tried.

Other than that, everything else she said was right.

[Dakatt1]

1:20 Listen in the background, THAT'S the person who really needs first aid!

[first1responder]

suppose to check circulation should be -2

[85520able]

I have strained muscles or sprained ankle to know th RICE method. Use ice first when the swelling goes down then use heat

[gr1atness]

I pulled a muscle in my back.

[SinComedy]

who carries a big bag of ice around with them?

[vickiormindyb]

@SinComedy Not many people, but elevating the leg will do almost the same as ice.

It reduces blood flow anyway.

[Automatic25]

i got one right now for a month and its still going on

[aznmonkey2010]

this is the RICE method :)

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevation

although - doesn't work for a strained shoulder ...

[247XPRESS]

Sprained ankles = no fun. I've done it enough times to know.

[tossmysalad67]

cool

[TaekwondoMaster176]

cool, i will do this, i just sprain my right ankle and it hurt to strech now.