First Aid

• Sprains: Occurs when you overexerted or tear a ligament while severely stressing a joint.

  • Treatment: Apply RICE technique
• Dislocations: An injury to a joint in which the ends of your bones are forced from their normal positions.

  
  

  Treatment;

  • Reduction: A professional moves bone back into position
  • Immobilisation: Splint or sling
  • Rehabilitation: To restore joints range of motion and strength
• Fractures: When there is more force applied to the bone than the bone can absorb.

  
  

  Treatment;

  • Splint/ cast
  • Surgery
  • Medication
• Torn ACL: Often occur in sports and fitness activities which put stress on the knee. Suddenly slowing down and changing direction, pivoting with your foot firmly planted, landing awkwardly from a jump.

  
  

  Treatment;

  • RICE technique
  • Rehabilitation
  • Surgery