Beijing News (Reporter Dai Xuan) Beijing ushered in heavy snow today. The reporter learned from Beijing Jishuitan Hospital that the proportion of patients injured in falls after snow has increased significantly, and as of 17 o'clock, a total of 116 patients have been treated in the three hospitals.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, there was a long queue at the entrance of the trauma and orthopedic emergency room of the Xinjiekou branch of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital.
Attending physician Wang Tao is receiving patients: "From the ** point of view, you have a fracture, first go to the next clinic to open a list, and then do manual reduction." ”
Aunt Cui, a citizen in her 60s, is a sports enthusiast who goes downstairs every morning to move, and the first snow in Beijing has not stopped her from exercising. "I didn't expect to get home soon, and I slipped and fell under my feet. At the moment of the fall, Aunt Cui subconsciously "supported the ground" with her right hand, resulting in a fracture of the distal radius and was sent to a community hospital by her family for filming, and then went to Jishuitan Hospital for emergency treatment.
There are not a few patients who are in a similar situation to Aunt Cui, and the three most prone to fractures after a fall are the wrist, hip and ankle joints, among which wrist fracture patients generally account for more than 60% of patients with fractures after snow. "Most people's first reaction after a slip is to put their hands on the ground, causing the force of the fall to be transmitted through the wrist to the forearm, resulting in a fracture of the distal radius. Wang Tao introduced.
The first snow in Beijing every year is a test for our trauma orthopedics, and the number of emergency visits will increase sharply, especially for slips and falls. Li Ting, deputy director of the Department of Trauma and Orthopedics of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, said that it is easy to fall at any age, but most of them are elderly, and the parts of the fall are also regular, the first is the wrist, the second is the ankle, and the third is the elbow and shoulder.
It is recommended that the elderly should go out less on snowy days, especially when the snow is cleared and there is thin ice on the ground. If you fall down, no matter which part of the pain is, you must estimate it, and if you don't have a bottom in your heart, try to go to the hospital for medical treatment.
Edited by Tang Zheng.
Proofread by Liu Yue.