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Closed fractures These are fractures where the surrounding skin remains intact. Complicated fractures These are fractures that have caused damage to internal structures, such as a punctured lung, or a fracture that involves significant bleeding. Signs and symptoms A casualty experiencing a fracture may experience one or more of the following signs and symptoms: Pain at the injury site Bleeding (internal or external) Open wounds with or without exposed bone ends Deformity Shortening or rotation of the limb Inability to move or stand The casualty reports hearing the bone break Tenderness Swelling or irregularity Shock like signs and symptoms Crepitus (the sound of bones grinding) Discoloration Shortening of the limb
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:47:50 +0000

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