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Throughout the course of everyday life, we're all going to incur some type of injury. Hi,
I'm Captain Joe Bruni. What I want to talk about is how to treat the minor fractured
rib. Fractured rib can present itself in sharp pain, especially during the inspiration of
breathing. If the person is suspected of having a cracked rib or a fractured rib, pieces of
adhesive tape, one to two inches in width should be placed across the fracture area
site by taping from the front of the sternum all the way around to the back of the spine,
taping across the fracture suspected site, and taping slightly below and slightly above
that area. This will help reduce pain and keep that area stable. After the area has
been taped off, the person should be encouraged to cough to keep secretions and fluids from
accumulating and pooling in the lung. It will be painful, but encourage the person to cough
to avoid this secondary problem from occurring. If it's a major fracture site it will have
to be treated as a flailed chest by placing some type of device and keeping that person
still as they breathe, and keep reducing movement in that flail or damage segment area. I'm
Captain Joe Bruni. Stay safe, and we'll see ya' next time.