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MODULE 5
First Aid at Work : UNIT 1
01.04.2018
RIBCAGE INJURY
• Sit the casualty down and support them • Call for an ambulance Symptoms can include severe pain at the site of injury, difficulty breathing,
Treatment
The ribcage can be damaged by a crush, a direct blow to the chest or by falling.
bruising to the skin, deformed appearance of the ribcage and shock.
• Lean them towards the injured side, • If the casualty becomes unresponsive, you will but comfortably in a position that suits them have to place them in the recovery position
injured side down, taking extreme care when
• If the casualty allows, apply an elevated sling
Flail chest is a life-threatening medical conditionrotlhlinagt othcecmurosvwerhen a
to the arm on the injured side. Do not enforce
segment of the rib cage breaks due to trauma and becomes detached
this if the injury is so painful that they would
from the rest of the chest wall. Two of the symp•tMomonsitofr ftlhaeiilrcahirewsatyaraend breathing
prefer to support it themselves
chest pain and shortness of breath.
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