How to recover quickly after a sternum fracture

When it comes to sternum fracture, many people don't understand it. Such fractures are very life-threatening and have a high mortality rate. It mainly causes rupture of the patient's aorta and trachea, and also causes myocardial damage and other problems, which have a great impact on the patient's body. Sternum fractures cannot be ignored, and patients must actively cooperate with treatment. So how can you recover quickly after a sternum fracture? There are some good methods.

Generally speaking, the main thing is to improve nutrition, eat more bone soup, fish, meat and other nutritious foods, also eat more vegetables and fruits, protein and beans. My classmate is a picky eater, and the doctor said he would recover in 2 weeks, but it took him almost a month to recover. Therefore, not being picky about food is good for bone healing.

But don't take too much supplements when you have a fracture, as this will be counterproductive. The main thing is to keep up with the nutrition. Don't do strenuous exercise after the fracture has healed to avoid secondary injury. Some people say that with bone soup you can only drink the soup and not eat the meat. I'm not really sure about it. There are many opinions, but generally speaking it's not a big deal.

In addition, do not do strenuous exercise when a fracture has just healed. Rest more and do some flexion and extension exercises to allow the bones to heal. Sometimes you can take some anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, and go to the hospital for a check-up after a month to see how the bones are healing.

At the same time, the following nursing measures are essential for sternum fractures

Local swelling and pain care

1. Related factors caused by fracture and bleeding

2. Nursing measures

(1) Keep the patient in bed in a hyperextended spinal position with a pillow under the back to reduce pain caused by friction between the fracture ends.

(2) For those with displacement deformity, early reduction and fixation are required.

(3) When coughing or expectorating, help the patient press the fracture site to relieve pain, or give appropriate cough and expectorant drugs.

(4) Give analgesics and perform local blockade if necessary.

(5) Apply blood-activating and analgesic ointment externally to promote the dissipation of blood stasis and reduce swelling.

Breathing difficulties care

1. Related factors: The patient is afraid to take a deep breath due to the pain, which leads to shallow breathing and insufficient ventilation.

2. Nursing measures

(1) Give oxygen to the person.

(2) Keep the airway open. Clear respiratory secretions promptly and, if necessary, suction or perform nebulization inhalation to reduce sputum blocking the airway.

(3) Raise the head of the bed appropriately according to the patient’s condition.