First Aid on the Go Wrist and hip fractures are common consequences of a fall and it is important to know its signs and symptoms to identify a wrist or hip fracture. Bleeding injuries can also occur due to accidents at home or outdoors. Here are also tips on what you can do with and without a first aid kit if you see someone who may have a wrist or hip fracture, or suffering from bleeding injuries.Strop The BleedDid you know that traumatic injuries come in various forms of presentation and severity? While we hope to prevent and avoid them altogether, what do we do when we encounter them? The TTSH Trauma Services Team, in collaboration with The Central Region Trauma Services, has put together a new “First Aid on the Go” video series to share basic first aid tips that may come in handy to help someone, while we await professional help. FracturesIn this video, we learn about falls – the leading cause of traumatic injuries in Singapore and common cause of household injuries. Common Injuries in A Vehicular AccidentWhat are the 4 common types of injuries commonly experienced in a vehicular accident? What can you do in this traumatic scenario? Note On Medical ContentAll Content found in this video are for the purposes of information only and are not meant to substitute any advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. You should not use the content for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment of a health condition, disease or prescription of any medication. If you suspect that you have a medical problem, you should promptly consult your own physician and medical advisers. On Copyright and Usage of ContentNo right, title or interest in any material downloaded from this video is transferred to you as a result of such downloading or copying. Do also note that no part(s) of this video may be reproduced, broadcasted, framed, hyperlinked, transmitted in any manner, be commercially exploited or stored in an information retrieval system without the prior written consent of Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). TTSH reserves the right to automatically terminate permission to use content in this video and to request that you immediately destroy any copies you have made of the video should these terms and conditions be violated.
