8. Visible Bone<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe most notable symptom of a compound fracture is a visible bone protrusion. In other words, the bone has snapped and pushed through the skin, resulting in bleeding and the visible edge of that broken bone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is what defines the accident as a compound fracture, though in rare cases a dislocation might also cause the skin to break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t try to move the bone <\/a>yourself. Some people may think that they or a friend can set the bone back to its original position. However, unless you are trained you likely won\u2019t know how to do this. Doing it wrong can actually cause a lot more damage to the skin, the bone, and more importantly the surrounding blood vessels and nerves. That might result in more serious (even fatal) blood loss or nerve damage that results in permanent paralysis of the affected area.
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