The first help with dislocations - what you need to know?
Dislocations are the displacement of the jointparts of bones that exceed the limits of their natural mobility. Dislocation is characterized by an unnatural position of the limb, its shortening or lengthening, pain in the joint, which is amplified by the motion of the injured limb, which entails the impossibility of a normal independent movement. Also, nerves, vessels and ligaments can be damaged.
Signs of dislocation:
- modification of the shape of the damaged joint;
- pain;
- improper location of the limb;
- unstable fixation of the damaged limb with giving it a natural position.
Frequent dislocations are associated withan extreme movement in the joint. For example, this can happen when a blow hits the joint or during a fall with a limb injury. Often dislocations are associated with rupture of the joint bag. When trying to restore its natural position, this does not bring any obvious success, but also is associated with pain and springing resistance.
There are cases when dislocations are complicatedfractures, which entails double treatment. Not only the first aid for dislocations, but also the further qualified should be, as soon as possible. First aid for dislocations is associated with the need to ensure complete immobility to the damaged joint or limb. In addition, it needs to be done, because any, even insignificant movement of the damaged limb can bring severe pain to the victim.
In order to prevent this, you needfix the limb that is damaged, in a position where she will be at rest until she is hospitalized. To this end, you must apply a bandage or a tire to fix it. If the arm is damaged, first aid for dislocations is that it can be bandaged to the trunk.
To immobilize the upper limb in a bent position, you can also use a kerchief or cloth, to fix the ends of the fabric knotted around the neck.
When the leg is dislocated, you can immobilize it with the help oftires or planks, which are placed under it and on the sides, and then the limbs are bandaged to them. The first help in the dislocation of the fingers of the hand is to immobilize it with the help of any hard, level surface, and between the tire and the limb in the area of the damaged joint it is necessary to put a layer of soft material.
If it is a question of the lower jaw, it is necessaryfix the bandage, the ends of which are cross-tied at the base of the nape. The first help in the dislocation of the foot is that, first of all, it is necessary to immobilize the injured limb by means of a tire or any flat board to which it is necessary to tie it. If possible, a cold container with water or ice should be applied to the site of the dislocation, having wrapped in a bag or towel beforehand so that it is dry. If the foot starts to freeze, the container with the cold should be removed, and after warming - again apply.
In addition, to neutralize the pain, you can use any analgesic that is at hand - analgin, amidopyrine or other.
And, of course, it is necessary that the dislocation beis corrected. But do not do it yourself, let the expert do it. A person should be sent to a hospital or a trauma center. On this first aid for dislocation of the joints is over.
After giving the victimqualified medical assistance, he was forbidden to work hard for two months. If the dislocation is not corrected for 1-2 weeks, cicatricial changes may develop in soft tissues, which will prevent bloodless infection. In order to correct such a dislocation, it is necessary to perform an operation.
