First Aid for Fractures and Broken Bones

Recognize the signs of a bone break or fracture and learn what to do to properly stabilize and treat it (even if you can't get medical attention right away).
Child with broken hand
How to Treat a Broken Bone
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Girl with plaster on leg lying on grass
How to Treat a Broken Ankle
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
patient in the emergency room with signs of internal bleeding
What Are the Symptoms of Internal Bleeding?
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
A boy getting an abdomen xray
How to Treat the Rib Cage Injury Known as Flail Chest
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Fingers buddy taped
Why Injured Fingers Need to Be Taped With a Buddy
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Young woman having ankle pain
How to Splint an Ankle With a Pillow
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Sprained ankle
How to Tell If Your Ankle Is Broken
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
runner holding his foot in pain
How to Properly Splint a Foot in an Emergency
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Doctor looking at hand X-ray
How to Recognize the Symptoms of a Broken Hand
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
A doctor evaluating a patient's broken wrist
Discover the Symptoms and Treatment of a Broken Wrist
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Man's hands on his chest in white shirt with red spot as suffering on chest pain. Male suffer from heart attack,Lung Problems,Myocarditis, heart burn,Pneumonia or lung abscess, pulmonary embolism day
How Do You Know If You Have a Broken Rib?
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Doctors wrapping boy's broken leg in the hospital
How to Recognize and Treat a Broken Leg
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
A group of Emergency Medical Technicians work on a patient in a field rescue.
How to Provide First Aid for a Suspected Cervical Spine Injury
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
At First Aid Training Classroom, Students are trying to splint the arm of a patient's broken arm incident with cardboard and elastic bandage.
Using a Cardboard Splint to Immobilize a Broken Arm
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Swelling and Bruising Buys This Ankle at Least an X-ray
Picture Gallery of Broken Fingers, Hands and Ankle Bones
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO