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If someone needs immediate help with femur fracture, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — After a major fall or crash, the thigh is very painful, swollen, or bent wrong. The person cannot bear weight on the leg.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Call 112. Do not move the leg. Support it still. Keep person warm.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Severe thigh pain after fall, vehicle crash, or crush injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Leg looks bent, twisted, or shorter than the other side.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person pale, sweaty, dizzy — signs of shock from blood loss.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — The femur is the largest bone in the body. Breaking it can cause heavy internal blood loss — up to several units of blood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — The leg may look shorter, rotated, or swollen even without an open wound.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 or 108. Say suspected broken thigh bone.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tell the person to stay flat and not move the leg.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Place pillows or rolled blankets under the thigh to support it without straightening.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If you have a long board or splint and training, immobilize hip to ankle — otherwise keep still and wait.
When and how to get professional help.
Femur fractures can cause major internal bleeding — always emergency.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not attempt to align the leg or walk the person.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "Suspected femur fracture. Person in severe pain. Possible internal bleeding."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — All femur fractures need ambulance transport and hospital care.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT try to straighten or pull the leg.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT let them walk or stand on the injured leg.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give food or drink.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If the leg is not bleeding on the outside, blood loss is not a worry
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Femur breaks often bleed heavily inside the thigh muscle. Shock can develop without visible blood.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Fall from height
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person fell from a ladder, roof, balcony, tree, or building. They may have multiple injuries including head, spine, chest, and limbs.
Neck fracture
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — After diving, vehicle crash, fall, or sports impact, the person has neck pain or cannot move arms or legs normally.
Open fracture
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A broken bone has pierced the skin, or there is a deep wound with visible bone. Bleeding may be present.
Pelvic fracture
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — After a fall from height, vehicle crash, or crush injury, the person has severe pain in the hip, groin, or lower belly and cannot move easily.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cover with a blanket to prevent shock and keep warm.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Underestimating severity and delaying ambulance.