What should I do if my foot is sprained?

Let the patient sit down, lift the injured foot pad with pillow, bedding, clothes or backpack, and take off shoes and socks;

Step 2 bandage

Wrap the number "8" with elastic bandage, not too tight, so that one finger can be inserted;

Step 3 ice compress

Wrap the sprained part of the ice pack with a towel as soon as possible, and pay attention to the fact that the ice pack cannot directly contact the skin during cold compress;

4, fixed

If the sprain is deformed or abnormal, two wooden boards or cardboard with a length of about 30cm can be placed on the inside and outside of the sprain and fixed with bandages (not too tight, but tight enough to limit ankle joint movement).

Note: After dressing and fixation, check the blood supply of the patient's toes in time. Hold your toenails with your hands and let them go as soon as you observe that they turn white. Check whether the color under your toenails is rosy again. If not, it needs to be bandaged again. After completing the above operations, the patient should be sent to the hospital for further examination and treatment in time.

Special tips

1, after emergency treatment of ankle sprain, it is best for patients to seek medical examination in time to avoid the adverse consequences such as ankle instability and ankle dislocation caused by ligament relaxation;

2. Do not massage for a short time after sprained foot, because massage will only aggravate ligament tear and capillary damage, leading to more internal bleeding, which will affect healing;

3. Patients with sprained foot accompanied by fracture and dislocation should actively cooperate with rehabilitation doctors to carry out functional exercises such as ankle varus and valgus to prevent ligament adhesion.

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