User:Alessandro L. Ricci/sandbox

Hello, we are a group of medical students editing this page as part of our class assignment. We have compiled a list of suggestions to improve this article and would appreciate community feedback before we proceed with these edits. Here one of our suggestions:


 * 1) We propose creating a Prevention section, and adding the following content into the Open Fracture#Prevention section:

Both high- and low-force trauma can cause bone fracture injuries. Preventive efforts to reduce motor vehicle crashes, the most common cause of high-force trauma, include reducing distractions while driving. Common distractions are driving under the influence and texting or calling while driving, both of which lead to an approximate 6-fold increase in crashes. Wearing a seatbelt can also reduce the likelihood of injury in a collision.

A common cause of low-force trauma is an at-home fall. When considering preventative efforts, the NIH examines ways to reduce the likelihood of falling, the force of the fall, and bone fragility. To prevent at-home falls they suggest keeping cords out of high-traffic areas where someone could trip, installing handrails and keeping stairways well-lit, and installing an assistive bar near the bathtub in the washroom for support. To reduce the impact of a fall the NIH recommends to try falling straight down on your buttocks or onto your hands. Finally, taking calcium vitamin D supplements can help strengthen your bones.

Comments
Great job setting up your references and adding links. Be sure to be consistent with where your references are placed. They go immediatey after the punctuation like this.1 JenOttawa (talk) 20:36, 5 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Causes are already stated in the article. We already have a fall prevention page and a section on prevention in car accidents at Traffic_collision. You need a source that specifically says that fall prevention and car-accident prevention are means to prevent open' fractures. If you have it, you can just wiki-link to those two sections.
 * But what would be even better, would be to create a section on "prevention" in the main Bone fracture page, which doesn't have one. (I would be surprised if there were sources specifically about preventing open fractures... Jytdog (talk) 02:14, 6 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for your feedback. We will be adding this "prevention" section to the Bone Fracture page. ~