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Fracture and Sports Injury Center

  First Aid Information

  The following are guidelines for treatment, prior to being seen by a healthcare professional:
 
Twisted knee or ankle: elevate, apply ice, keep weight off leg
Abrasion: clean and apply antibiotic ointment
Laceration: wash with tap water and apply clean bandage
Wrist fracture: apply splint with rolled up newspaper or small board, seek immediate care
Bleeding: use direct pressure to area, keep pressure in place (don't look to see if bleeding has stopped)
Finger jam: apply ice, tape to adjacent finger
Shoulder/elbow: make sling out of triangular material or a long strip of cloth around the neck and wrist
Foreign material in eye: flush with water, cover with clean patch to rest eye