You may have to remove him from a continuing source of danger. In this case move the body as a whole, making sure that the head, the neck and the body move at the ONE time and in the ONE direction.
Do not allow twisting or bending of the spine to happen in ANY direction. It requires three people to move the person and a fourth to steady the head.
Fractured ribs may result from a fall or a direct blow. There will usually be pain while breathing, and tenderness over the broken ribs.
This will help to immobilise the chest and will make movement easier.
A flail-chest may occur particularly following a motor car accident, where the chest is struck by the steering column. Here the ribs are broken on both sides of the breastbone, so that the chest tends to flap in and out on breathing. This can seriously hamper the respiration. The application of a firm, wide bandage, or a folded sheet, fixed around the chest, may be life-saving in this case.
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