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What should I do if the old man falls

BY Iris Wheatley 2020-08-03

  It is winter, and it is inevitable that you will encounter a passerby falling, especially the elderly who accidentally fall, and you need some precautions when reaching out for help.

  First of all, it’s important to make sure that the elderly fall The reason is that it is caused by syncope, whether the legs and feet fall unfavorably, or they are accidentally knocked down. Different causes of falls can lead to different consequences. Generally speaking, if the syncope causes a fall, the rescuer should not rush to help the old man, but must first call to see if the old man’s sanity is clear. If he is not good, he must call for help 120,999. Before the medical staff arrives, The method adopted is to evaluate the old man''s breathing, heartbeat, and try to straighten the old man''s body straight, while removing the secretions that may exist in the old population. If it is yourself or is knocked down by others, it is important to pay attention to whether there is a rupture trauma, and to stop bleeding in time.

  Second, we must be clear about the internal injuries that may occur after the elderly fall. Generally speaking, abdominal injury is more complicated with severe abdominal pain, rib injury will have severe chest pain, and head injury is mostly manifested as dizziness and headache. Be sure to pay attention to the pain caused by these serious internal injuries, which is easily covered up by the pain caused by the fall of the extremities or the general skin ulcer bleeding. It is often anxious to watch the extremities of the limbs, and ignore the truly fatal internal injuries. .

  Thirdly, the elderly should seek medical treatment if they are injured. Even if it seems to be okay, it is always a safer thing for the doctor to check. Some of the elderly people whom the author had consulted fell, but it seemed that there was no problem, and the condition changed during the observation in the hospital. Fortunately, he was by the doctor and was treated in time. For example, for elderly people with osteoporotic spine fractures due to falls, the first symptoms are probably not severe pain. Some patients do not even have low back pain and only slight abdominal distension. This is usually due to bleeding after local vertebral fracture As a result of the retroperitoneal irritation, experienced spine surgeons will perform detailed physical examinations on patients to avoid missed diagnosis, but patients and their families often do not understand the "mystery" of them.

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