Where does open fracture wound look good?

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Open fracture injury is common, why say so? It is common to see that when some traffic and engineering accidents occur, the wounded have open fractures of limbs, which are rescued by the surrounding people and sent to the hospital by car. However, when some of the wounded were sent to the hospital, they were in a state of shock due to more blood loss, and some of them died in severe cases. Some of the wounds were seriously polluted and infected, so they had to be amputated later. Let's take a look at the following.

Where does open fracture wound look good?

First, what complications can open fractures cause. When open osteolysis occurs, these blood vessels may rupture, damage and cause massive hemorrhage. In addition, when the fracture end is exposed, it may be contaminated by some dirt, such as soil, sand, etc., which may cause serious infection.

Second: in the field of open fracture rescue, the first should check whether there is massive bleeding in the wound. If there is bleeding, gauze (or clean towel, cloth, handkerchief, etc.) should be used to cover the wound, bandage or cloth strip should be used for pressure bandage to stop bleeding, or rubber tube should be used to ligate the bleeding part near the heart.

Third: when the fracture end is exposed, do not rush to push it back into the wound. Bandage the exposed bone end with gauze or clean towel or clothes to prevent it from being polluted by other dirt again. Finally, fix the injured limb with splint or stick and send it to the hospital immediately for treatment.

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Open fracture of limbs is a serious type of fracture, because the fracture end exposed outside the skin is easy to be contaminated, and also accompanied by bleeding. If not handled properly, ischemic necrosis may occur in the affected limb. Therefore, once fracture occurs, we must go to the regular orthopedic hospital for treatment in the shortest time.