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Civilian Emergency Platform
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.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
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.
Scene hazards: Traffic, Unstable surfaces, Blood loss
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.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cover with a blanket to prevent shock and keep warm.
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.
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.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If the leg is not bleeding on the outside, blood loss is not a worry
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Femur breaks often bleed heavily inside the thigh muscle. Shock can develop without visible blood.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Underestimating severity and delaying ambulance.
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.