First Aid For A Sprain

I don't think it's broken...

RICE.
Rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
So: don't use your wrist; ice it, 20 minutes per hour, keeping a cloth between the ice and your skin; compression means wrap it up, Ace bandages are good if you have them; and elevation means keep it at heart level or higher. Keeping it above your heart will help reduce swelling and throbbing.
You can also take some Advil or Tylenol. Follow the dosing instructions on the bottle.

2008-10-30 09:58:35 by Jackie Brown

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I have no idea what I did but over the course of this night my ankle has begun to hurt more and more. It feels like something is being stretched inside of my ankle whenever I try to move it and it hurts when I move it almost like it would if you were purposely stretching a muscle. Walking on it hurts and when I stand on it or try to hop on it it kills my ankle. It feels when i move it like a sprain but also like a pulled muscle. I can't move it without pain. Earlier this evening I could run and stand and walk and hop without alot of pain to barely any pain but now it hurts when I try to do those things. What do you think I did, and what can I do to make it feel better?

It is also tender and I have a little scratch on the ankle. When I look in the mirror I can see a bump on my ankle, and the ankle is red. The bump looks about the same as it does on the other side and I can't tell if it is swollen or not. It hurts a little when i push on it and move it but it looks as if I have a little bruise on the ankle.
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I'm 15 by the way
I tried walking with my dads walking boot but that didn't really help, should I use crutches
It still hurt in the air cast

Treatment is RICE. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.
So stay off it as much as possible, ice it, wrap it, and elevate it (above heart level; so lie down and stick some pillows under your ankle). More details about RICE here: http://www.parknicollet.com/healthadviso r/firstaid/rice.cfm
Oh, and take some Advil or Tylenol.

2008-08-03 20:38:59 by Krista K

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Materials from a typical first aid kit would be quite helpful...

1 A splint from a drug store, but you can use anything rigid, even a thick magazine.
2 Ace (compression) wraps, 3" and 4" ones are best
3 Ice packs
4 tape (athletic, surgical, stretch)

2007-04-16 13:25:11 by

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Includes: Nitrile gloves, gauze, Triangle bandage, cold pack, SAM splint, stretch gauze, tape, and elastic bandage

please help?

Apply direct pressure. Use cold pack. Keep it immobilized.

2009-05-13 17:55:18 by Cree

Hi, I have to make a project on Disaster management. Topic is Survival skills. It includes search and rescue , first aid, emergency treatment of fractures, sprains, poisoning, heat stroke, electrocution, burns, fainting, snake bite, frost bite, bleeding. Could u all suggest some websites for the above things. Any firstaid treatment for the above ailment will also help. Please help. I'll be grateful.

From The Red Cross:
http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare /0,1082,0_91_,00.html
From the Boy & Girl Scouts:
http://www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety/ GSS/gss06.aspx
A five- page informational brief from About.com:
http://firstaid.about.com/od/cpr/ss/abcs .htm

2008-06-23 20:50:58 by anu