CRUSH INJURIES FOOT AND ANKLE

 Whenever a person gets a crush injury involving the lower limb. The tendency to reach the nearest hospital cannot be resisted. When one reaches the hospital. They is a tendency to leave the rest of the treatment to the casualty medical officer. but it often happens that the hospital which they reach may not have the specialist or the CMO may not refer the patient to the right specialist.
It is critically important for the patient to reach the right specialist for the receiving the Right treatment.

Do’s and Donts While reaching a Hospital

1. Ask for Plastic surgeon to evaluate your wound or injury, they may be any part of the body. However trivial it may look.
2. Ask for a Foot and Ankle Surgeon to look for treatment of fractures of long bones.
3. Insist on the treating Doctor giving the details of Treatment, Nature of Injury, and The prognosis.
4. Check the Treating Doctor’s Credentials. (you Should not be treated by Unqualified professionals or Quacks)
5. If you are not satisfied with the doctor. You have a right for second Opinion. Always take a Second opinion.

Remember that you should get the best treatment for your injury. Sub standard treatment will cause long term pain, residual infection, repeated break down of skin. Our body is not a place where you can pick and choose, There are no second chances. It is important to avoid repeated infection, surgeries and poor healing which will cause

1. Poor functional outcome
2. Unstable scarring – Repeated physiological breaking of a scar.
3. Persistant infection
4. Long term disability

They are experts in treating injuries with

1. Facial injuries and Fractures
2. Skin and Soft tissue loss
3. Open and contaminated Fractures
4. Exposed Bones , Tendons , Nerves or Vessels
5. Vascular injuries
6. Peripheral Nerve injuries
7. Brachial plexus injuries
8. Tendon injuries with or without loss
9. Hand and Foot Injuries
10. Burn Injury
11. Non Healing Wounds
12. Diabetic foots
13. Pressure ulcers – Secondary to prolonged pressure

Always remember. When in doubt – Always Take a second opinion. it is better to be safe than to be sorry