Hip fracture elderly

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⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Do not move leg. Call 112. Blanket for warmth. Note fall time.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT traction or rotate leg to "look normal."

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT drive private car over bumps — pain and displacement.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Unable to walk after fall, hip pain, anticoagulants.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Prepare ID and medication list for ER.

Suspected hip fracture needs hospital within hours — surgery timing matters.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Orthopedic emergency — operative vs medical management hospital decision.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Watch pressure areas if floor wait — pad heels.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Immobilize in place — no homemade splint forcing rotation.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

When you are safe, you can read more about this emergency.

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