Showing posts with label Bone Break. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bone Break. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

How to Identify if a Bone is Fractured

1. Patient feels or hears the bone break.

2. Grating sound when limbs are moved.

3. Tenderness around the injury site.

4. Partial or complete loss of motion.

5. Deformity and abnormal motion at fracture site, such as arm bending but not at the elbow.

6. Muscle spasms.

Friday, May 29, 2009

How to Identify a Bone Fracture


1. Patient feels or hears the bone break.

2. Grating sound when limbs are moved.

3. Tenderness around the injury site.

4. Partial or complete loss of motion.

5. Deformity and abnormal motion at fracture site, such as arm bending but not at the elbow.

6. Muscle spasms.