British Red Cross First Aid for Broken Bones

British Red Cross: First Aid for Broken Bones

While we all hope that children in our care will never need emergency help, accidents can happen, especially as little ones explore their environment and capabilities. 

Here’s how to help if you think a child may have broken a bone:

The child may have a broken bone (also known as a fracture) if they are in a lot of pain, or are lying in an unnatural position, following a fall or a blow from an object.

1. Encourage them to support the injury with their hand or use a cushion or items of clothing to prevent unnecessary movement.
Supporting the injury may help relieve pain and prevent further damage. Support the limb above and below the injury, if possible.

2. Take or send the casualty to hospital. 
If they have a hand or arm injury, it may be appropriate to transport them by car (depending on your own organisational policies). If you are unable to safely move them, call 999/112 for emergency help.

3. Continue supporting the injury until help arrives or you reach hospital.

Support different learning styles with a blended course

Red Cross Training’s blended paediatric first aid course is available to book now. It includes one day of online training and one day of face-to-face training. 

Blended learning is a great way to combine the benefits of different learning styles. While some people prefer face-to-face learning, others favour learning via a mix of media including audio, video and text. Blended learning is an ideal way to combine the benefits of both styles.

Blended training is also easy to fit around other commitments: learners can complete the first half of the course online, anytime in the two weeks before the face-to-face, practical part of the course. 

Learn more: Blended paediatric first aid course | Red Cross Training (redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk)

The information in this article is provided by the British Red Cross and does not represent Morton Michel.