When an injured limb is at heart level, it can cause blood to pool in that area. Keeping the area above heart level will help prevent this from happening. The long-form content should conclude with a call to action. The paragraph below is an example of what this kind of conclusion might look like: A quick reminder that Emergency Response Week will be coming up soon! Stay tuned for more information on how you can join the conversation around emergency preparedness in your community and share best practices learned from other communities across Canada. Keep reading articles about EM, take part in our Facebook event, or tweet us @EmergencyCanada using #EMWeek2017 to learn about everything happening next week during Emergency Response Week! Injured Limb Should Be Kept Above Heart Level – Keeping an injured limb above heart level helps prevent blood pooling because gravity pulls it down naturally when at head level. Emergency Response Week is coming up soon! Stay tuned for more information on how you can join the conversation around emergency preparedness in your community and share best practices learned from other communities across Canada. The following content was not used: -Proper body alignment with a splint needs to be maintained at all times – do not allow any weight bearing through the injured area if it’s been dislocated. If it has not been dislocated then some weight can be applied gradually by putting pressure down through one foot while keeping the other leg
