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It is important to immobilize an injured limb in order to

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Answer: It prevent further movement that might aggravate or worsen that injury. Immobilizing an injured limb enhances healing by preventing movements that can aggravate the injury and make it worse.

This is the same reason why athletes should not continue to play a sport after suffering an injury: trying to push your body too far, too fast after suffering an injury can make it worse and prevent it from healing properly.

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Prevent further injury

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You don't want to mess anything up even more.

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