Basic First Aid : How to Correctly Treat a Sprained Ankle

When treating a sprained ankle, lift the injury above the heart to temporarily reduce blood flow to the area and apply a cold compress for 10 to 15 minutes. Wrap an elastic bandage around the injured region to help stabilize the injury with information from a firefighter in this free video on first aid.

Expert: Joe Bruni
Contact: firestop.staylow@verizon.net
Bio: Captain Joe Bruni has over three decades of experience as a street firefighter and company officer.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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[MrAids5000]

thumbs up if your watching this with a sprained ankle...

[ForbiddenXLove154]

Thank god this isn't expertvillage

[ItsJesseBro]

I just went to sleep...

[Pottercrazygirl]

sprained mine b falling from the last step while coming down the stairs... :( 1 month already

[simplysarah9987]

Sprained my ankle playing soccer :(

[F0XY56]

sprained my ankle while sleeping. who the heck does that???!!! lol

[MrGino2586]

@MrAids5000 lol i do watch this with a sprained ankle :D

[purejoyhawaiiboy]

Sprained mine drunk fighting my lil bradha that was 3 weeks ago and I still can't go run I went from 45 miles/week to ZERO does anyone have any crazy fast remedies for someone with no health ins mahalo !!!

[JPCV2001]

thumbs up for the nike shoe! ;)

[thetrialshot]

damn i sprained my ankle after reboundin the ball >.>

[bludbathmcgr4th]

Anyone else ever get deja vu reading comments on youtube?

Yea, i sprained mine as well... Damn curb

[MaeFarrow98]

Sprained my ankle while doing High Jump. My foot got stuck in between tow big crash mats and I twisted it. Hurts like hell, enough to make me cry... And the crutches I got are way too small for me.