On rainy and snowy days, the road surface is slippery, how to avoid falling when going out? How to treat after falling, listen to what the doctor said.
According to the medical treatment situation in previous years, after rain and snow, the number of trauma patients treated in the orthopedic departments of major hospitals will increase sharply. Most of the fracture sites are concentrated on the wrist, shoulder and hip.
Mao Guoqing, chief physician of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said: "If you fall forward, you will break the wrist and fracture the shoulder with the forearm support; if you fall backwards, the buttocks will generally be fractured or fractured by the thoracolumbar vertebrae." ”
Doctors remind that coping after a fall is also very important. Don't rush to get up after falling, but check the joints in all parts of the body for severe pain.
Mao Guoqing said: "If you can move the damage to the upper limb, you can carry out simple fixation." If it is an injury to the lower limbs or a thoracolumbar spine injury, call your family as soon as possible. Try to lie flat and don't move again to cause secondary damage. ”
Osteoporosis in the elderly is the main trigger for fractures. In daily life, the elderly should pay attention to calcium supplementation to prevent osteoporosis. In addition, the doctor also reminded that the snow road is slippery, and the use of "penguin step" when walking can play a certain anti-slip effect.
Mao Guoqing said: "When walking, the steps are smaller, the speed is slower, like a penguin walking." Penguins are bloated, walking back and forth, and their steps are relatively small, which is not easy to fall. Imitate the penguin walking, do not put the hands in the pocket, the two hands naturally relax a little. In case of accident, the hand can have a little protection. ”
(Reporting by Zheng Lili and Zhang Jian)
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