Emergency Medical Care : How to Treat an Open Fracture During First Aid

When dealing with an open fracture, the first consideration is to control the bleeding, after which the site can be wrapped without cutting off circulation. Discover how to make a splint to make the patient more comfortable with help from an emergency medical technician in this free video on treating open fractures.

Expert: Rebecca Boutin
Bio: Rebecca Boutin has worked for the city of Westfield, Mass. as an emergency medical technician, paramedic and firefighter since 1999.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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• EMT
• paramedics
• first aid
• medical alert bracelets
• emergency response systems
• fractures
• splints
• emergency medical technicians

[starbird14]

I want black gloves, where do you find those O_O

[GaryNjl]

Applying direct pressure over an open fracture is so, so wrong and should not be conducted on the casualty. Instead, make a ring with a tri-bandage and secure the protruding bone while putting one narrow bandage above and below the fractured area and one broad bandage on the knee. If, it really occurs on your tibia as shown in the video. Correct me if Im wrong someone...

[bboyDanii2]

Cms before n after

[humbleranger]

@Vovan9444 I thought this might go beyone 3:17..if you know what I mean...harr, harr

[uvtrecord1011]

distal to proximal wrapping woman

[Philip02K]

Direct preasure is for bleeding only. The person is going to be in severe pain.

[iTheShirt]

@GaryNjl

I believe you to be correct. I, with what I have learned, would treat it the same as an knife stabbing or any other penetration where the object is still penetrating the skin. Stop the bleeding the best you can. Immobilize the object and bandage "around" it, making sure it does not move. Transport as is. (I am still in Training, but this is what I remember off the top of my head.)

[Vovan9444]

That is ridiculous!! You have to do something about the foot as well! so it wouldnt move

[Vovan9444]

like her legs damn!

[horseylassx1]

what if the bone is in the way and you cant apply pressure?

[BobbiJNelson1988]

its not a pertruding bone so yes you would apply direct pressure to control any bleeding der!!