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
First Aid for Broken Bones
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Girl with plaster on leg lying on grass
Broken Ankle Symptoms and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
patient in the emergency room with signs of internal bleeding
Internal Bleeding: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
A boy getting an abdomen xray
Flail Chest: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Fingers buddy taped
Learn How to Buddy Tape a Finger
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
Doctors interpreting x-ray image
First Aid for Hip Fractures
Medically reviewed by Chris Vincent, MD
Sprained ankle
How to Tell If Your Ankle Is Broken
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
runner holding his foot in pain
How to Splint a Foot in an Emergency
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Doctor looking at hand X-ray
Broken Hand: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
A doctor evaluating a patient's broken wrist
How to Recognize and Treat 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
Broken Rib: Overview and More
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.
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.
How to Splint a Broken Arm With Cardboard
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO
Swelling and Bruising Buys This Ankle at Least an X-ray
Pictures of Different Types of Fractures
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO